HomeMy WebLinkAboutWD-94-75 REPORT 0 94 November I z 1.977 .
To: Cholrmnn & Members or the Public Works Committee.
Front: J . Dunham, Di-rector of Public Works .
' Subject : Engineering Services - bees .
At a Meeting between Council and Department Heads on September
29, 1977, the noted subject was discussed. At this time Mayor
Rickard, Councillors Dykstra, Taylor and Woodyard were present
and, as a result, it was requested that a proposal he obtained
from our Consulting firm.
Attached is the subject proposal, as presented by Mr. R. G. Sims .
Since the Town of Newcastle was formed in January, 1974 , Messrs .
Totten, Sims, HubickL & Associates have supplied the necessary
consulting services for the Public Works Department .
Upon receiving a proposal from Totten, Sims, Hubickl & Assoc-
iates relating to consulting fees, the Public Works Committee,
in December 1974 , passed a resolution that this firm's services
he used . This resoLULLon was adopted by Council. and , as per the
proposal , did provide for an added percentage of 60%, with the
f exception of bridges and culvertS, which, as per Ministry crit-
eria, are set at 100Z(one hundred per cent) .
1 have discussed the attached document with Mr. K, DeCroot, Town
Treasurer, and it will be noted that "Special Projects" (see
Pale 1-3) are a category being eligible for the normal minimum
amount added to the basic salary .
Resulting from the above, the Works Department has reduced it 's
consulting; costs considerably, following the action taken in
1974 .
in conclusion, Messrs . 'Totten, Sims, Huhicki & Associates Limited
have provided efficient and economical. consulting services for
the Works Department and, bared on this experience, I would
recommend that this firm be utilized totally for the Town's needs .