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II Next was Colleen L¢flcr represent the Downtown Business Association and Revitalization Group requesting the closing of East Main Street from Indiana Street to Clay Street for the 2nd Annual Founder's Day Festival on Saturday, June 30, 2001. They were asking to close the street from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Councilman Mathis stated that the Mooresvill¢ Police, Street Department and Fire Department had approved the closing. Motion was made to approve closing East Main Street from Indiana Street to Clay Street on June 30, 2001 fro the 2 Annual Founder s Day Festival by Councilman Mathis and second by Councilman Clark. Motion carried 5-0. Next Carl Keller and Dale Coyle requesting alley at 128 E. South be paved or graveled so -'3 they will be able to construct garages on the alley. The residents along the alley would like to use the alley to get their vehicles offthe street. Councilman Dolen would like to check the site with Joe Biekman, Street Commissioner, and will report back at the next meeting. Next was the opening of bids for the Pleiades Drive Project and 2001 Sewer Replacement for town. Four bids for Pleiades Drive Project and one bid for 2001 Sewer Replacement, the entire sewer lines north of Carlisle Street will re replaced, were received. The bids were as follows: Pleiades Drive Project: 1. Swinney Brothers was $203,947.00. 2. Force Construction was $449,276.00 3. Milestone Contractors LP was $369,800.00. 4. Reith Riley Construction Co. Inc. was #276,285.00. 2001 Sewer Replacement for north of Carlisle Street: 1. Swinney Brother was $340,440.00. Force construction included a letter with their bid stating they took exception to the $10,000.00 per day for liquidated damages as was called out in the notice to bidders. They were concerned the hold period availably for the Town of Mooresville or the permit issues for the State of Indiana Department of Transportation may delay the start of the construction of the project, thereby jeopardizing the required completion date. In lieu of the liquidated damages, they agree to provide necessary access into the sight and through the proposed construction for the purposes of TOA machinery delivery in the event the work as specified cannot be completed by the specified date. Their bid also included were traffic control and signage, compaction testing, engineer certification of deep sewer excavation, erosion control, and miscellaneous cleating of sewer easements that were not called for by the design engineer. Not included in their proposal is rock excavation if required, state of local permit cost, INDOT or IDEM or other, or wholesale the water of excavations. Councilman Mathis, second by Councilman Dolen, made motion to approve the Swinney Brothers bid of $340,440.00 for the 2001 Sewer Replacement for the town. Motion carried 5-0. President Warthen set Friday, April 20~h, 2001 at 10:00 A.M. for Special Town Council Meeting at the Mooresville Town Hall to award the bid for the Pleiades Drive Project. Next was Janessa Wilkinson, a junior at Mooresville High School, was nominated by one of her teachers to go to Australia and New Zeeland this summer for 22 days. She will be interacting with other students; they will be meeting with the government and host famihes. President Eisenhower started this program in 1956 feeling that the more we learn about other people and their cultures we could become better friends. She will be expected to share what she did with other school and other clubs. The cost for the trip will be $4,954.00 and she is asking the town if they could help sponsor her. This price includes transportation, meals and all other activities.