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Regular City Council Meeting <br />July 14,2003 <br />Page 28 <br /> <br />Fendley stated that if you know that you are going to have 50 manholes that <br />you are going to replace this year you should be planning for that. Mr. Napier <br />said they do have one manhole that is almost rocket science, it is the whole <br />northwest side of Paris is pretty much flows through this manhole south of <br />Campbell Soup on the Loop where they have two twenty-seven inch water <br />lines, a 10 inch force main and an 8 inch line from Campbell Soup. Campbell <br />Soup is primarily forcing steam through there hot water and the force main <br />kicks on every 10 minutes, and there again, you have a 27 inch pipe pouring <br />almost one-half full most of the time. Mr. Napier said the reason they found it <br />was the cone section has collapsed about three feet. He said this is like <br />excavating, certain excavators do certain things; the bigger the excavator the <br />deeper the reach. Mr. Napier said it is a cost wise thing but it is also more of <br />an efficient type thing. <br /> <br />Councilman Bell asked Mr. Napier if these excavators that you price are equal <br />and stated that it is his understanding that they are. Mr. Napier said he would <br />have to go back and look at each individual price. Mr. Napier said that the one <br />that Buddy Heuberger has is an old one and he did not think it has quite the <br />reach. Councilman Bell wanted to know who else Mr. Napier has prices for. <br />Mr. Napier replied Mr. Bray and Mr. Smith. Councilman Bell asked whether <br />we had prices from Hilliard for this equipment. Mr. Napier did not think so, <br />but he has the concrete contract. Mr. Napier said when he took this job there <br />were three people doing day work, and those crews are still doing work. Mr. <br />Napier said since he has been with the city Mr. Bray has inquired about it <br />sometimes and the same school that he has given tonight he has given to him <br />before. Not inquiring about doing day work, but inquiring about looking into <br />day work and they have done some of that and checked on certain areas. Mr. <br />Napier said he has not had time to check into the project in the past before. <br /> <br />Councilman Guest asked when they were doing day work in the past, does the <br />city ever do a project at a price not to exceed a limit, or put the cap on the cost <br />ora project if the bids do not exceed a certain number. City Attorney Schenk <br />advised that is to be paid by the day. If you have contracted on that basis, you <br /> <br /> <br />