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1"0' L J 0 TUESDAY APRIL 13, 1976 concerning the recently submitted bids for the construction, enlargement and modification of the City's water pollution control plant and, in connection therewith, reported that the consulting engineers had recommended the acceptance of two alternates which had been covered in the bid documents, the two alternates totaling a reduction of $50,000.00, further explaining that the consulting engineers recommend that Council make a tentative award of the contract to the low bidder, English Construction Company of Altavista, Virginia, for the revised low bid of $2,512,000.00. It was also explained that there should be approved the execution of a document known as a "Grant Offer and Acceptance Agreement" required by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency and the State Wade Control Board. Upon motion made by Councilman Fitz-Hugh, seconded by Vice Mayor Hobson and carried on the unanimous vote of Council, with Councilman Lester abstaining, Council authorized the execution of the grant agreement as well as the making of a contract award to English Construction Company, pursuant to the following adopted resolution, subject to the approval of Federal and State agencies involved, in an aggregate sum of $2,512,000.00: WHEREAS, on March 9, 1976, bids were opened by the City of Martinsville, Virginia, covering the upgrading of the City's Sewage Treatment Plant and to expand same and provide facilities for secondary sewage treatment. WHEREAS, all bids submitted were presented to City Council for review during its regular meeting held March 9, 1976. WHEREAS, English Construction Company of Altavista, Virginia, a Virginia contractual firm, submitted the lowest bonafide bid in the amount of $2,562,000 covering the work as advertised and as included in the plans and specifications as prepared by the City's Consulting Engineers, Wiley & Wilson of Lynchburg, Virginia.