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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 Bridges Creeks Storm DamageGILES STREET BRIDGE: By Comm. Golder: seconded by Comm. Ewanicki n_, RESOLVED, That the Superintendent be authorized to establish a schedue, take/bids and take any other actions necessary to expedite repairs to the Giles Street Bridge as specified in documents prepared by Modjeski and Masters. GILES STREET BRIDGE: Comm. Golder reported that the plans and specifications for the repairs to the Giles Street Bridge are in hand and the department will set an • advertisement date and request authorization for bidding at a future meeting. 3// V' Carried Giles Street Bridge: City Engineer Schlieder reported that we are now in contract with Mr. concerning the restoration of the Giles Street Bridge, where there is damage due to salt. Besemer serious Giles Street Bridge City Engineer, Schlieder reported that the Giles Street Bridge is now unier repair. The cost will run higher than originally estimated, because more concrete will have to be replaced. Giles Street Bridge. City Engineer Schlieder reported that additional concrete will have to be replaced, how much is unknown at this time. y 2. In the reconstruction and repair of Giles Street Bridge, the need for additional work became evident. By Comm. Golder, Seconded by Comm. Parkes; RESOLVED, That the following extra work on the Giles Street Bridge contract of June 27, 1973 be approved. Item 18S - 4 c.y. Class A Concrete for Structure @ $300 per c.y. $ 1,200 Item 18X - 135 s.f. Structural Concrete Surface Repair @ $75 per square foot C9- lq 10,125 Item 28S - 1200 lbs. Bar Reinforcement for Structures @ 50t perib. 600 Item 300 - 3 c.y. Remove Existing Structural Concrete @ $340 per cubic yard 1,020 Item 305 - 31 Dowels @ $9 per each 279. $13,224 Carried 3. H. D. Besemer, Inc. has completed the work on the repair of the Giles Street Bridge. The work has been inspected and approved by the City Engineer. By Comm. Golder, Seconded by Comm. Clynes, RESOLVED, That the bill of H. D. Besemer for construction services in connection with the repair of the Giles Street Bridge at Six Mile Creek be approved for payment in the amount of $46,353, and -1-L That the bill of H.D. Besemer•for extra work performed in connectio'n with their contract of June 27, 1973 for the repair of the Giles Street Bridge, be approved in the additional amount of $13,224. Carried • 9 MODJESKI & MASTERS INVOICE: By Comm. Downin g: seconded by Comm. Golder 2/7s/ RESOLVED, That the Board approve the invoice No. 1 of Modjeski and Masters fo engineering services in connection with the preparation of plans and specifications for the Giles Street Bridge in the amount of $4,155.80. Carried MODJESKI`& MASTERS INVOICE - GILES STREET BRIDGE: By Comm. Golder: seconded by Ewanicki y RESOLVED, That the bill of Modjeski & Masters for consul Ing sery ces in connection with the preparation of plans and specifications for the repairs to the Giles Stree Bridge, be approved in the amount of $1,557.39. t I Carried 11. By Comm. Downing: seconded by Comm. Golder RESOLVED, that the bill of Modjeski and Masters for engineerin g services in con- neation with the preparation of plans for the repairs to Giles Street B approved in the amount of $158.50. ridge, be Yz Ced • • 3 AURORA STREET BRIDGE: Comm. Golder reported that the contract for the reconstruction of the South Aurora Street Bridge is scheduled to be signed on Thursday, March 15, and a preconstruction job conference has been scheduled for that date. Comm. Downing asked if plans had been made to notify the public • of .this. Supt. Dingman reported that plans have been made to reroute the traffic and as soon as the starting date was established they were going to ask the media to publicize the closing. 3/.Y/ SOUTH AURORA STREET BRIDGE: Engineer Schlieder reported that South Aurora Street Bridge was closed to traffic and work has started on it.)14-e-A-,e-eL-7-qj SOUTH AURORA STREET BRIDGE REPAIR: By Comm. Golder: seconded by Comm. Clynes RESOLVED, that estimate for payment No. 1 of Les Strong, Inc. for construction services in connection with the repair of the South Aurora Street_Bridge be approved for payment in the amount of $26,897.40. • Carried City Engineer reports Mr. Schlieder reported that the So. Aurora St. Bridge is a little behind schedule due to the weather and a lack of delivery from the man- ufacture of studs. The studs will be installed, and concrete poured. The Bridge should be open June 26 -.or 27, ]973. /7J By Comm. Clynes seconded by Comm. Parkes resolved that requisitionNo.2 of I.es Strong, Inc., for construction services in connection with the South Aurora Street Bridge, be approved in the amount of $51,455.25. ep3 Carried Report by Engineer Schlieder on the progress of the South Aurora -Street Bridge. • Engineer Schlieder - The Aurora St. Bridge will be open to traffic hursday evening July 28, 1973. The contractor still has some work to complete on the under side of the Bridge. AURORA STREET BRIDGE: The contract with Les Strong has progressed to the punch out stage with about 15 items, which will be concluded probably next week. zif Les Strong, Inc. of Whitney Point has presented a third estimate for payment for construction services in connection with the reconstruction of the South Aurora Street Bridge over Six Mile Creek, in the amount of $31,308.97. This brings the total paid to date to $109,661.62, out of a total adjusted contract price of $121,846.25. Two additions were made in the course of the construction: $400 addttional was allowed for removing and replacing' oneP edestal in the north abutment; $40 was allowed for the substitution of steel grates for the original cast-iron grates in the four catchbasins on the bridge. BY•CONM. GOLDER SECONDED BY COMM. DOWNING RESOLVED, That payment of requusition No. 3 from Les Strong, Inc., for construction services in connection with the repair of the South Aurora Street Bridge over Six Mile Creek be approved in the amount of $31,308.97. Carried 1e BY CONNI. CLYNES SECONDED BY COMA. DOWNING RESOLVED, That the payment of requisition No.4 from Les Strong, Inc. which is his firw.1 '.'. quisition for construction services in connection with the repair of the SoAuroraZStreet Bridge, be approved in the amount of $12.,184.63. _?Carried d • • MODJESKI & MASTERS INVOICE - AURORA STREET BRIDGE:. By Comm. Golder: seconded by Comm. Ewanicki .� RESOLVED, That a bill of Modjeski & Masters fo . consulting services'in connection with'Lhe pre-bid conference for the construction of the Aurora Street Bridge, be ' approved in the amount of $484.07. Carried. 10. By Comm. Downing: seconded by Comm. Golder RESOLVED, that the bill of Modjeski and Masters for nection with the field inspection of the S. Aurora ,amount of $618.81. IT IS RECOMMENDS That hat in connection with the amount of :..$264,63., • Modjeski & Masters' repair of the Giles engineering services in con - St. Bridge be approved in the 2 Car ried bill for field :'insp ion services Street Bridge, be approved in the 5 FALL CREEK FLOODING: Comm. Golder reported that Edward'P. Abbott, Esquire9h'as presented a petition siiked'by 153. taxpaying residents of the Fall Creek praying for..relief from high.:ground'water levels during the winter months. The petition states that the basements of their valuable properties are being flooded' to such an extent that sump pumps cannot handle the high waters. It requests immediate remedial action in the form of diversionary ditches, dredges, etc.. The letter and petitions are available In the `office of the Superintendent for .yout . pursual. - . • i r ;;... Alderman Spano reported that the city used to dredge l is area periodically and this. relieved the situation. Supt. Dingman replied ttat the dredge owned by the city was never usedfor this purpose. He felt that the creek itself was the problem and considerable study would have to'be made to come"up with.4 practical solution.. -He was . recommending that it go to couihiittee:. so that - a complete .engineering analysis be made before a decision was made. By Comm. Golder:. seconded by Comm. Parkes RESOLVED, That the petition of the Fall Creek residents_ for, relief from high' ground water levels be referred tothe Creeks and Bridges Committee. Carried FALL CREEK AREA FLOODING: Comm. Golder reported that the high water at Fall Creek needed more study and asked if it was possible to take the money of the capital projects that were declared complete and use this for the study. He was informed that this could not be done as the money reverted to the General Fund. Comm. Golder 41, reported that Attorney Abbott had sent in a petition with 153 signatures on it, asking for relief of the high water in the area. Comm. Golder read the recommenda- tions of R. J. Martin which broke the study down in two phases; the first phase defines the problem and the second phase tries for the solution. Comm. Dowing felt that other priorities were needed ahead of a study of this type. After much more discussion on the water problems of the Fall Creek area, 7 By Comm. Golder: seconded by Comm. Ewanicki L v ,>` RESOLVED, That the Common Council be requested to authoriz $11,500.00 for consulting services in connection with high ground water conditions in the Fall Creek area. Carried FALL CREEK AREA GROUND WATER CONDITIONS SURVEY: By Comm. Golder: seconded by Comm.a P rkes 3 R$SOLVED, that the Common Council be requested to reconsider the request for 11,500 for consulting services in connection with the ground water Conditions at the Fall Creek area. The request of the Board was made at the meeting of April 25, 1973. Carried • By Comm. Clynes seconded by Comm. Ewanicki resolved that"theCreeks & Bridges Committee be authorized to negotiate with R. J. Martin, P.E., for a ground water study in the Fall Creek Area, and present the results of its ne- goitations to the Board for approval. G43 7:3 Carried By Comm. Golder seconded by Comm. Parkes resolved That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute a contract with R. J. Martin, P.E. of Vestal for the study of the ground water in the Fall Creek area, in accordance with his proposal of April 25, 1973, for a lump sum fee of $5,500. AYES (3) Clynes, Golder, Parkes NAYS (1) Downing Carried '7 3 1. Engineer Martin reports that he has started on the ground level water,survey in the Fall Creek area, and that he expects to report in October. r/zs/ 7-3 BRIDGES., CREEKS AND STOIU4 DRAINAGE COMMITTEE 1. R. J. Martin, P.E., has submitted an interim report on the ground water problem in the Lincoln Street area. '73 By Comm. Golder, Seconded by Comm. Ewanicki; 2_1 RESOLVED, That the report of R.J. Martin be referred to the Creeks and Bridges Committee. By Comm. Golder; seconded byComm. Ewanicki, RESOLVED, That the interim report or the ground water problem in the Lincoln Street area prepared by R. J. Martin, Consulting Engineer, and dated'October 1973, be approved. Carried Carried ;73 y' • By Comm. Golder; seconded by Comm. Ewanicki, RESOLVED, That the bill of R. J. Martin, P.E., for professional services in connection with the preparation of an interim report on ground water-conditions� in the Fall Creek area, be approved in the amount of $3,000. Carried `23 By Comm. Golder; seconded byComm. Clynes, RESOLVED, That the department. be authorized -to proceec: with the installation �,. aj of the ground water observation wells in the Fall Creek area as recommended in �');'O` the report of R. J. Martin, ;�' IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED That the department institute a program of cbservation of these wells, and to send reports of their logs to Mr. Martin for use in the preparation of his final report and recommendation. `z3 Carried Mr. Wayne R. Steinbaugh, 7 Woodland Place appeared before the Board and asked what the, disposition of the request to have the sandbars removed from Fall Creek. These sandbars prevent the ice from moving down, and IA backs up Mr. Steinbaugh said when the ice backs up it causes damage to t: -:a foundatinns of the homes. 7 3 By Comm. Putney; seconded by Comm. Clynes, 0l2 RESOLVED, That this matter be referred to Bridges, Creeks, and Storm Drainage Cpmmittee, and staff and report back to the Board at its next meeting. Carried • Mr. Wayne R. Steinbaugh - 7 Woodland Place appeared before the Board. Mr. Steinbaugh remarked that he had appeared before the Board at the November 28,. 1973 meeting and asked to have the sandbars removed from Fall Creek. Comm..;,;, Golder had promised him that his committee would contact him and ccme down and look at the problem. Mr. Steinbaugh said that no one has contacte' him. --Comm. Golder arranged a Friday morning meeting December 14, 1973 at 8:30 a.m. on the Fall Creek Bridge on. Cayuga St. • Attorney Gersh has addressed a letter to the Board suggesting that the City erect a fence around City-owned easement for drainage adjacent to the Fall Haven apartments. It is alleged that the structure on the City's drainage easement constitutes a hazard. This City easement and drainage structure pre-dated the construction of the Fall Haven Apartments, and in the opinion. of the department, the City has no responsibility. 6fi3 By Comm. Clynes seconded by Comm. Parkes resolved that the letter of Attorney Gersh with respect to the possible hazard at the Fall Haven Apartments on Lake Street, be referred to the Creeks and Bridges Committee. 7 STEWART AVENUE BRIDGE: A contract with a painting outfit from Buffalo, N.Y. to paint Stewart Ave. Bridge has been awarded and is now in progress. if • Ind -Com Painting, Inc., has completed the painting of Stewart Ave. Bridge in accordance with their bid of June 11, 1973. The work has been inspected and approved by the City Engineer. By Comm. Golder; seconded by Comm. Putney; /1/44/73 RESOLVED, That the bill of Ind -Com Painting, Inc. for the painting of Stewart Ave. Bridge over Fall Creek, be approved in the amount of $10,670., Carried. • • 3. Recent low water in Six Mile Creek has revealed considerable damage to the walls and the footings of the walls in this creek. The department is presently engaging in the underpinning and repairing of the footings of the wall adjacent to the Ithaca College garage and to property of Wilcox. Because the city has a considerable in- vestment in these walls, and because in the area from South Cayuga Street to Columbia Street Bridge there are important properties and installations dependent upon these walls, the department feels that a careful engineering study of the waterway with recommendations for extensive improvement is necessary. V/2,- By ZBy Comm. Golder: seconded by Comm. Ewanicki RESOLVED, that the department be authorized to request a capital project for study and design of the Six Mile Creek drainage channel, generally in the area between South Cayuga Street and the Columbia Street Bridge. Carried 9 SPENCER ROAD DRAINAGE° Alderman Rudolph Saccucci appeared before the Board. Alderman Saccucci said he was appearing on behalf of the residents on,Spencer Road. He asked that an engineering study be made to try to solve the drainage problem in the swampy area of the Spencer Road. Alderman Saccucci said three years ago he visited the site with Dr. Broad, and Dr. Broad made several recommendations that Mr. Saccucci presented to the Common Council with a copy to -the City Clerk. A copy of the recommendations was read, from a newspaper clipping by the City Clerk. l After discussion cn the floor the following resolution was presented: %L By Comm. Golder: seconded.by Comm. Ewanicki RESOLVED, that this request be referred to Bridges, Creeks and Storm Damage for study and recommendation. Carried 2. By.Comm. Golder; Seconded by Comm. Clynes, 7 RESOLVED, That the Engineering Division be directed toprepare a project which will provide for the improved drainage of properties lying between Elmira Road and Spencer Road in the area south of .the Tern of Ithaca properties. - Carried • 10 1. There is attached a copy of a letter from Modjeski & Masters outlining their proposal for the inspection of the city's bridges. Mr. R.O. Dingman Sup't. of Public Works City of Ithaca RE: ITHACA BRIDGES Dear Mr. Dingman: Sertember 18, 1973 The following is offered in regard to your inquiry for the estimated cost of engineering services from Modjeski and Masters for inspection of the City of Ithaca Bridges. We understand this information is needed to permit you to plan and budget for such work in 1974. As a matter of review, you are aware of Modjeski and Masters' past participation in assisting the City with inspections, design, and construction supervision of its bridges. Our last comprehensive bridge inspection for the City was in 1964 when 29 bridges were inspected. Recommendations for structure postings and a program to accomplish maintenance and repair were made. Since the 1964 inspec- tion, we have been closely involved with your bridge work and know that some of the bridges inspected have been reconstructed, rehabilitated, abandoned, or restricted. A significant development since the 1964 inspection has been the adoption of National Bridge Inspection Standards requiring detailed inspections and ratings to establish safe bridge capacity. The bridge inspections we propose would fully comply with these standards. We have attempted to arrive at realistic engineering costs sufficient for budget purposes on the basis of re -estimating costs for inspecting these bridges inspected in 1964. Allowance was made for changes in the status of certain bridges, includ- ing removal of the Dewitt Bridge from service. We understand there may be some additional bridges to be inspected because of City maintenance interest rather than ownership but could not consider this in our estimate without further information. For this reason and because of the indefinite nature of the work, we would propose our services be performed on a cost-plus arrangement similar in nature to our present agreement with the City for other work. Our estimate was priced accordingly for the 28 bridges remaining from the 1964 inspection. Our estimated cost for field inspection services is $15,000, with the City furnish- ing and handling ladders, boat, etc., for the inspectors. We will determine the inventory and operbbating rating of the bridges inspected, except pedestrian structures which would-e3.nvestigated for safety only, for an estimated cost of $20,000. The total estimated fee for our engineering services for inspection and rating of these City of Ithaca Bridges, in accordance with National Bridge Inspection Standards, would be $35,000, without contingency. We would suggest a budget figure of $40,000 for the work to allow for possible subcontractor work covering material testing and diver's services, if deemed necessary. �, Review of our manpower situation indicates we would be able to undertake all of the work proposed in 1974, preferabl y scheduling the field work as early in the year as possible. Arrangements could be made to program the work over several years, being selective, dividing the work as nearly as possible to similar.type structures, should this be more convenient to City interests. We hope you find the information furnished herein to be of value in'planning ypur bridge program work and would be glad to discuss particulars with you further. We would appreciate being able to submit a formal proposal for these engineering services. Very truly yours, Robert D. Hutton, Partner • • 11 Cascadilla Creek Walls Alderman Spano commented that the walls on the South side of Casdadilla Creek between Aurora, Tioga, and Cayuga St. are crumbling. Nr. Spano said that he had received several telephone calls from concerned residents in that area. City Engineer Schlieder reported that the Engineering Dept. {s in the process of drawing up contracts for the repair of these walls. • Giles Street Bridge - Schedule for repair to be expedited Modjeski & Masters Invoice - (Giles St. Bridge) approved 1 2 Aurora Street Bridge 3 Modjeski & Masters Invoice approved - (S. Aurora St. Bridge) 4 Fall Creek residents petition for relief from high ground water level 5 K.J. Martin to do study. Reports. Payment. Request to remove sandbars. Fall Haven Apts., possible hazard around drainage 6 STewart Avenue Bridge - work in progress. Completed. Payment approved. 7 Six Mile Creek walls & footings damaged. Engr. study of waterway recommended 8 Spencer Road drainage - request to study and recommend 9 318 E. Seneca St. - drainage problem referred to City Attorney(see City Atty) Modjeski & Masters proposal for inspection of city bridges 10 Cascadilla Creek walls to be repaired 11