OXFORD TOWNSHIP
SPECIAL MEETING
AUGUST 10, 2006
A special meeting of the Mayor and
Township Committee of the Township of Oxford
was held on August 10, 2006 in the Oxford Township
Municipal Building, 11 Green
Street, Oxford, New Jersey to award the bid to the
lowest bidder for the construction of
recreational fields.
In attendance were Angelo
Accetturo, Bonnie Riley, Michael Finelli, Mike
Lavery, Pete
Kowalick and Sheila L. Oberly. Alex Lazorisak was
absent.
Mr. Accetturo called the meeting
to order at 4:05 PM and announced that the meeting
was advertised in accordance with the OPMA of 1975.
Mr. Kowalick, Mr. Accetturo, Mr.
Finelli and Mr. Lavery discussed the vouchers that
were submitted by Schoor DePalma for completion of
work on the MP #3 -
redevelopment grants and the amount of money that
should be released to pay these bills.
Mr. Finelli stated that last week
on August 3, 2006, the bids were opened and everyone
has received a status report of the bids. The lowest
bidder was U-CON Construction
Base Bid - $154,644.91; Alternate
#1 - $24,679.50; Alternate #2 – $102,256.00.
Mr. Finelli said that the
Alternate Bid #2 items would be the last things that
would be
needed to establish a full recreational area. The
potential contractor, U-CON could start the project
as soon as possible. Mr. Finelli’s recommendation is
to award the base bid and Alternate #1 Bid and get
the project started.
On motion by Mr. Accetturo and
seconded by Mrs. Riley to award the bid to U-CON
Construction for the base bid of $154,644.91 and
Alternate #1 bid of $24,679.50 as per Michael
Finelli’s designs.
On motion by Mrs. Riley and
seconded by Mr. Accetturo to sign the contract with
U-CON Construction subject to all documentation
being reviewed by Michael Lavery,
Township Attorney.
Mr. Accetturo stated that PRMUA is
requesting the money that Oxford owes to them.
Mr. Lavery is waiting to hear from Mr. Campbell,
PRMUA attorney about renegotiating
the contract now and every five years before a check
is issued.
On motion by Mr. Accetturo and
seconded by Mrs. Riley to enter into Executive
Session
at 4:45 PM.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
WHEREAS, Section 8 of the Open Public Meeting Act,
Chapter 231, P.L.
1975, permits the exclusion of the public from a
meeting in certain
circumstances, and
WHEREAS, this public body is of
the opinion that such circumstances
presently exist.
1. The public shall be excluded
from the discussion of any action
upon the hereinafter-specific subject matter.
2. The general nature of the subject matter to be
discussed is
pending litigation matter with the minutes made
available at
such time the Township Committee determines there is
no
danger to the Township by disclosing those minutes.
3. It is anticipated at this time that the above
stated subject matter
will be made public at the conclusion of the
litigation. The
motion carried with the following roll call vote.
Mr. Lavery stated that at 4:55 PM,
the Committee entered into open session. In
Executive Session discussed were two pending
litigation matters. No official action was
taken.
On motion by Mr. Accetturo and
seconded by Mrs. Riley, the meeting was adjourned at
5:00 PM.
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Sheila L. Oberly, RMC |