CHAFFEE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTS BIDS FOR CITY HALL REPAIR WORK

CHAFFEE - The Chaffee City Council Monday approved bids to repair damage to Chaffee City Hall from last fall's ambulance garage fire.

Council members approved the bids at their regular meeting at the recommendation of the city's Property and Finance committees. The bids cover the replacement of garage doors and electrical and heating work.

Committee Chairman and Ward 4 Councilman Tom Cunningham said the committees recommended awarding the bid for the garage doors to the Drury Co. of Cape Girardeau. The bid also covers painting work and the installation of floor covering, ceiling tile, and windows, at a combined cost of just more than $17,000.

The electrical work went to Hacker Plumbing of Cape Girardeau. The company bid about $1,800 for the work.

Dakota Service Co. of Scott City was awarded the heating work.

The city's mayor, Ron Moyers, said the city hadn't dragged its feet on getting the repair work completed. Instead, he explained the city had waited to approve the work to make sure no other problems from the fire would develop first.

The fire broke out last November in the former North Scott County Ambulance District garage at City Hall, destroying an ambulance and its equipment, medical supplies, and equipment in a storage area.

In separate action Monday, the council approved a post engineering services contract for planned improvements to the city's waste water treatment plant. The contract was approved with S.H. Smith Consulting Engineers & Surveyors. City Attorney David Summers said the contract was for $20,650.

Summers said the contract covers the project's bidding and specifications phase.

City officials plan to have the waste water treatment plant's final cell deepened to correct a problem with the plant's discharge. The discharge is out of compliance with state guidelines because its suspended solids are too high.

Council members Monday also approved a final payment of approximately $6,100 for road work in the city's industrial park. The payment will go to Apex Paving of Sikeston.

The road work, Moyers said, is completed and "looks good."

City officials said the work is about six months late. It involved the extension of the park's road to either side of the Columbia Sportswear building.

The City Council approved the repair of the fire siren at the city's housing authority. Moyers said the siren is not working.

The council set a cap of $200 for the work.