The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-09-04

Wilbur A. Howe.
ted, construction of the sewage
treatment plant and system of inter-
cepting sewers will cost at least
$493,953, plus interest on bonds re-
quired to finance the project, engi-
neering and financing fees.
There is every indication, however,
Mayor Howe said Monday night, that
cost of the system including every
thing, will be within the $580,OO0 es-
innate made last spring by engineers.
Financing No. 1 Job Now
The meeting Wednesday on inanc-
ing is important in the construction
picture, the mayor pointed out, for
contracts cannot be let by the town
until the financing is completed.
AS matters stand now, the town
has voted a $4,000 bond issue to be
retired from property taxes, but rev.
enne bonds and special assessments
must be worked out to provide the
remainder of the funds needed.
At the opening of bids last Thurs
day, there were five bidders for the
intercepting sewers and nine bidders
for the construction of the treatment
plant.
Since none of the bidding firms
submitted proposals on both projects,
it appears certain that two separate
contracts will be awarded for the To-
cal sewage disposal system-one for
installation of the sewer interceptors
and the second for construction of the
plant.
Low Bids Total $493,953
Lowest bids submitted were $780,
1877 for the sewers and $293, 804
for the plant, a total of $493, 953.71.
This figure was $251,629.44 lower
than the highest combination of bids
submitted, which reached a total of
$745,583.15 represented by a bid OF
$415,752 for the sewers and $50
831.15 for the plant
City officials pointed out that th,
bids do not represent the total cos
to Bluffton taxpayers, for in addition
to the actual amount spent in con.
struction of the system, financing
provision also must be made for In
terest to be paid on bonds issued to
provide funds for the work.
Estimates last spring by the vii
lagos engineers, Finkbeiner, Pettis
and Strout, Toledo firm, indicated
total cost of the plant and intercept
tors, including interest, will be APP
proximately $5SO,000.
| Although bids have been opened
it is too early at this time to deter
mine how near the actual cost will
approach estimates. Analysis of the
bids now is under way in the offices
of Finkbeiner, Pettis and Strout, and
a complete bid tabulation will not be
available until later, it was announc-
ed by Harold X. Strout, of the firm.
Terms under which bids were sub
mitted give the towns engineers 30
days from the date of opening to de-
termine what proposals will be ac-
cepted or rejected, it was pointed out.
Most of the bids opened at last
Thursdays session indicated that ac-
tual construction of the system will
require at least one year from the
time the work gets under way.
Tabulation of the bidders and their
total bids were announced by Fink
beiner, Pettis and Strout, as follows:
I~ntercepting Sewers
Tiffin Excavating Co., Tiffin, O.,
~$20O,149.71.
r E. Pfaff, Bryan, o., S210,527.25.
A. Shufelt-D. Lapham, Charlotte,
Mich, $22e,275.25.
E. r. Knapp and Sons, Lacrosse,
Ind, $466,965.7 6.
Scott Miller Construction Co, st.
Marys.AO, $329,S31.15.
Sewage Treatment plant
DueSchlng BROS, TT. wayne, lnu.,
$293 1904.
Christopher Constr. Co., Columbus,
o., $329,945.
Mosser Construction Co., Fremont,
o., $345,232.
Richland Construction Co., Mans
field, O., $345,424.
Mid-State Construction Co., Ft.
Wayne, Ind, S34S,173.
Weaver Construction Co, Bryan.
O., $351,950.
Green and Sawyer, Lima, O., $780,
800.
E. L. Goodwin-D. S. Lapham, Char
lotte, Mich, $405,497.02.
Brock-Sanders Constr. Co., Column
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