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t <br /> ' RFGULI�R P9I�F',`PING OF TI1}; ORONO COUNCIL, SEP'PEMBFR 12 , 1977 Page �5 <br /> Mr. Greg Frank, City I:,nc�i_neer, in£ormed the RING ROUTE <br /> City Council tliat Plans & S��ecifications will <br /> pe ready for Council review at the�.r October 24 , <br /> 1977 Council meeti.ng for the Ring Route. <br /> ��ir_ . G7_-eg Fr��nk, City Lnginec�r, informcd the l 7�RVTI•.W 1'RO,J3sCT <br /> City Council that lze is preparing a leti�er to <br /> � C��uncil reviewing the Farview pr_oject. <br /> P•?r. Greg rr_a�1k, City I:ilgineer, r��L�orl:cd t�h��t �.11.. U, f'1P1'1,IC1�'l'LON <br /> the F.A.U. , etc, is being proc�ssed. <br /> Dick l3enson, City Ac?ministrator, i.ilfoLrned the ri'i'C ]3US ;HFL'1'1�',R <br /> City Council of a letter received f_rom the <br /> � Metropolitan Transit Commission regar_ding the <br /> P9TC Bus Shelter, dated August 19 , 1977, which <br /> states : <br /> "The Iietr_opolitan Transit C�;�uni_ssion has r_�viewed <br /> the results of the August 8, 1977, bid o��eni_ng, <br /> and }ias decided that it will not a�-�ard a contract <br /> for the purchase and construction of 100 passenger <br /> waiting shelters during the upcoming fall and winter. <br /> The decision not to award a contract �aas based <br /> on a low bid far in excess of the P4TC' s estimate <br /> of the cost and a stipulation by the shelter <br /> supplier calling for a time extension which <br /> � would not ensure installation of the shelters in <br /> time for use during the upcoming winter season. <br /> This situation partially arose f-rom the fact <br /> that only one shelter manufacturer showed serious <br /> interest in the project. <br /> � The MTC proposes to re-advertise for bids for a <br /> shelter project early in the first quarter of 1978. <br /> The project will call for the pur_chase and instal- <br /> � lation of 150 to 200 shelters, and the earlier <br /> bid opening will allow full use of the summer <br /> � construction season. Those sites which had been <br /> selected for the 1977 project will be given higest <br /> priority for inclusion in. the next project. <br /> �ae apologize for any inconveniences which the <br /> delay in the implementation of the shelter project <br /> may cause. " <br /> Fnd of letter <br />