MINUTES - Special Council - 19680703MINUTES 0~' A SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF AURORA HELD IN THE
CO\JNCIL CHAJ.ffiERS ON 'iiEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1968 A'r 5:30 P.M.
PRESFJ)l~': MAYOR C , F'. DAVIS, REEVE D. ,T. MURRAY, DEPUTY REEVE J. WILLIAMSON,
COUNCILLORS CORBErT, DAVIS, MILLER AND Tl:TE!<o'T.
Mayor Davis stated the meeting was called to either award or reject the tenders
submi'tted for the reconstruction of Yonge Street, Stage 1, Contract 68-13.
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Co;.:m.zillor Da.vi.s presented a. :t.~epo:rt cf the ~~ro:rks Cornmittee in which the Committee
submi ttea t.h~ follo1rtng ~
Tb.e ComnJ.ttee met on Friday, afte:ry_:~oon~ June 28tb~ :~ 1968 at :!,~30 P~M~
Present ;rere: Councillor Davis, Chairman; Mayor Davis, Member; Deputy Reeve
Williamson; Comlcillors Buck, Miller and Trent.
The bids received for the reconstruction of Yonge Street, Stage 1, Contract 68-13,
were opened and the tender quotations reco.rded. as follows: ·
CONTRACT..Q!L
1. Warren Bituminous
2. Beamish Construction
3. Dagmar Construction
4 • Bruell Paving Ltd.
5. Covassin Construction
ADDRESS
Box 119, Do~sview.
7901 Bayview, Thornhill.
2085 Midland, Scarborqugh.
37 Shorncliffe Rd, Toronto.
Box 227, Cooksville.
TENDER QUOTATION .. SUBMITJ'ED
$471,717.70
$430,~00.00
$387.571. 31
$497,329.92
$384.,299. 25
'Yne Committee "'equested the Enginee1~ to c:heck the tender. quote>tions submittet'i
and to make a repO!'t on same.
DAVIS W: "Resolved that the report of' the ·vrorks Col!lllli ttee, dated Jun,e 28th,
IcfUHRAY: 1968, re const.<'Uction of Yonge Street, Stage 1, Contract 68--13,
be accepted."
CARRIED
Mayor Da.-vis request-ed J. D. Reid to g:tve !:ds report on the tenders reee1.Yed.
Su"bject ~ :::c::rxd\~r I\eC·~ .... ,:-·:·:.::-\~~.fJ.t.:'i.on. -Reecnstruction of Yonge Street, Stage 1 ~
Contract No. 68-13.
He have carefully examined the Tender submitted as per the attached summary and
would report as foll9ws:
(a) ~~sin Construction Ltd.
The Tender contained the following errors.
' ~· T'ae •-ritten amount of the Tender on Page 2-1 ($384,299.25)did not agree
;rith the amount stated on Page 3-7 ($385,789.25),
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(a) Covassin Construction Ltd. (Cont'd)
2. The Agreement to Bond Form (Page 4-1) was omitted from the Tender.
3. The Experience of Tenderer in Similar Work Form (Page 5-l) was not
completed. Total Tender Price $385,789.25.
(b) Dagmar Construction Co.
No errors or omissions were found in this Tender. Total Tender Price
$387 '571. 31.
Recommendation:
The Tender submitted by Covassin Construction Ltd. contains careless errors,
along with omissions of pertinent information, and ;;re would therefore recommend
that this Tender be considered informal and invalid and that the Tender submitted
by Dagmar Construction Co. in the amovnt of $387,571.31 be accepted, subject
to the approve.l of the D.H.O. and the O.M.B.
J.D. Reid, P. Eng.
SUMMARY OF TENDERS
RECONSTRUCTION OF YONGE STREET STAGE 1
CONTRACT NO. 68-13
Tenderer Ad~~ Amount
Bruell Paving Ltd. 37 Shorncliffe Road,
Toronto, Ontario.
$497,329.92
Warren Paving Ltd. Box 119, $471,717.70
Downsview, Ontario.
K. J. Beamish
Constrttction Ltd.
7901 Bayview Avenue,
Thornhill, Ontario.
$430,500.00
Dagmar Construction Co. 2085 Midland Avenue,
Scarborough, Ontario.
$387.571. 31
Covassin Construction
Ltd.
420 Dundas Hwy. W. ,
Cooksville, Ontario. $385,789.25
DAVIS W:
MURRAY:
DAVIS W:
MURRAY:
"Resolved that the Tender quotation of Dagmar Construction Limited,
2085 Midland Avenue, Scarborough, in the amount of $387,571.31 be
accepted, subject to the approval of the Department of HighwS¥S of
Ontario and the Ontario Municipal Board, and that the Seal of the
Corporation be attached hereto."
CARRIED
"Resolved that the Clerk be authorized to make application to the
Ontario Municipal Board in the total estimated amount of $531,280.00
for the reconstruction of Yonge Street from MurrS¥ Drive to Wellington
Street and in accordance with the estimates as provided in the
Execution of a Proposal and Estimate of Costs for the Agreement with
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Cont'd
3-JULY 3, 1968
DAVIS W: "the Minister of Highways under By-Law No. 1794-68."
MURRAY:
CARRIED
MURRAY: "Resolved that the meeting be adjourned." (6:00P.M.)
CARRIED
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