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B) ENGINEERS REPORT <br />City Engineer Damon Johnson addressed the council with his monthly report. <br />Mr. Johnson said that normal operations were running good. The inclement <br />weather in February caused several of our Street and Construction crews to work <br />long hours. The Street Department worked long hours trying to clean streets that <br />were being covered with snow almost as fast as they were cleared. The Water <br />Department had several leaks from frozen pipes due to the extreme cold <br />temperatures. Mr. Johnson praised these employees for doing what was <br />necessary to keep things functioning the best they could under the <br />circumstances. <br /> Mr. Johnson also stated that bids were awarded to the low bidding <br />contractor on the Contract Section III and we had received the notice to proceed <br />earlier today. He said that tree removal should start soon. The bank stabilization <br />job on Chaney Drive, which is a joint project between the city and the Army Corp <br />of Engineers, is almost complete and should be inspected later this week. <br /> Two bids were opened recently on forestry mulching attachments. One <br />was for the excavator in the Landscape Department and the other for the skid <br />steer to be used by both Street and Water Construction Departments. Henard <br />Utility was the only bidder on both attachments. There was some discussion <br />about why we only had one bid for each and Mr. Johnson said these are <br />specialty attachments that fit our specific equipment and not all companies carry <br />them. He noted that the bid specs were published in the state paper as well as <br />on our website. Councilmember Pool made a motion to accept both bids. <br /> <br />