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Session 1241, Minutes March 24, 1980 B & K Construction Co., Inc. N. B. West Contracting Co., Inc. Tri -County Asphalt Co., Inc. $179,123.52 191,108.12 224,523.86 Page 3 Engineer's Estimate $184,988.00 It was recommended that the bid of Missouri Petroleum Products in the amount of $159,543.50 be accepted. The work should begin early in May and. take about two months to complete. Funding for this project is from the April, 1979 Bond Issue. Following is a listing of streets included in this project, which represents about two-thirds of the remaining streets scheduled for overlay under the Bond Issue. They were se- lected on a priority basis as the streets most in need of immediate repair. Lafon Place, Warder Avenue to Old Bonhomme Road Enright Avenue, Westgate Avenue to Eastgate Avenue Ferguson Avenue, Olive Boulevard to Melrose Avenue Chamberlain Avenue, Ferguson Avenue to Kingsland Avenue Balson Avenue, Midland. Boulevard to Jackson Avenue Harvard Avenue, Delmar Boulevard to north edge of Fire Engine House Old Bonhomme Road, Groby Road to South City Limits Jackson Avenue, Delmar Boulevard to South City Limits (excluding University Drive''to Pershing) The City Manager said bids have been requested for April 3rd on concrete work in the general area of Bartmer, Purcell, Roth, Etzel and Melrose, as well as Jackson south of Pershing,. The Midland project should be out for bids in mid-April. Councilman Metcalfe requested that a comparison of costs be made between doing Jackson (south of Pershing) in concrete as opposed to doing it in asphalt over- lay on a more frequent schedule (since this does not last as long as concrete). Councilman Glickert moved approval of the Missouri Petroleum bid. Councilman Adams seconded the motion. Councilman Adams asked if this company has done business pr%viously in University City, and Mr. 011endorff said they had not worked specifically in University City, but it is a large, well-known company which has done acceptable work in the area. Mr. Adams said the company was to be congratulated on submitting a bid under the engineering estimate. The motion carried unanimously. CABLE TELEVIS.ION.PROPOSALS The City Manager said the Mayor and City Council have been reviewing proposals for several months for the awarding of a cable television franchise in University City. There have been a number of public meetings on the subject, proposals have been analyzed, with many additional questions asked and answered by the four companies still in the running. Mr. 011endorff said he now recommended that the Council ap- prove by resolution one company so that the franchise ordinance/agreement may be