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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Minute No. 613
Washington County Commissioners
Washington, PA, March 18, 1999
The Washington County Board of Commissioners met in regular session in the Public Meeting Room,
Courthouse Square, Washington, Pennsylvania, with the following members being present: Commissioners J.
Bracken Burns, Sr., Diana L. Irey and Scott H. Fergus. Also being present: Michelle Miller, Chief Clerk; Pat
McCune, Solicitor; Linda Belcher, Secretary; Sue Orrick, Secretary; Bill McGowen, Director of Administration;
Marlene Luketich, Lisa Cessna, Karen Franks and Melanie Finney, Planning Commission; Mike Namie, Deputy
Controller; Francis King, Treasurer; Sheriff Larry Maggi, Deputy Sheriff Todd Hammond; George Eckert, Forty &
Eight Chef DeGare of Voiture 676 and member of the Washington County Veterans Council; David Smith, 9-1-1
employee; David Scofield, representative of the Senator John Heniz Regional History Center; Rick Burke,
representative of the Columbia Gas Company; Jennifer Peresie, Peters Township student; Dr. Diane Kirk,
Superintendent of Peters Township High School; Vaughn Dailey, Social Studies teacher at Peters Township School;
Milana Galagaza-Sopko, Region 9 Assistant Director Pennsylvania PTA; Harry Sabatasse, Rose Ann Masters and
John Logar, interested citizens; Jim Jefferson, WJPA; Joe Smydo, Observer -Reporter; Jeff Pikulsky, Herald
Standard; and Kathy Thomas, Valley Independent; Tom Krukosky, CUTV; and various bidders.
Chairman Burns called the meeting to order at approximately 10:05 a.m.
Chairman Burns noted that he would conclude the meeting with a prayer.
George Eckert said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Chairman Burns entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 612 dated March 4, 1999.
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, that Minute No. 612 be approved.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
The Commissioners adopted a Proclamation declaring March 20, 1999 as "National History Day".
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, adopting the foregoing Proclamation.
Roll call vote:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey -Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
The Commissioners presented the Proclamation to David Scofield. Mr. Scofileld thanked the Commissioners
for their support and introduced Rick Burke of Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania. Mr. Burke stated the importance of
this Proclamation recognizing National History Day.
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The Commissioners presented Jennifer Peresie, a student of Peters Township High School, with a plaque
recognizing her for being the recipient of the ENOCH Wright Lifetime Achievement Award and National History
Awards.
Ms. Peresie thanked the Commissioners for the recognition and commented on the experiences she had
through history research.
Dr. Diane Kirk commented on the success of the National History Day competitions and thanked the
Commissioners for the recognition of Jennifer.
Vaughn Dailey discussed on the success of this program and thanked the Commissioners.
The Commissioners adopted a Proclamation declaring March 20, 1999, as "Region 9 PTA Day".
Moved by Mr. Fergus, seconded by Mrs. Irey, adopting the foregoing Proclamation.
Roll call vote:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns -Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Milana Galagaza-Sopko thanked the Commissioners for the Proclamation and commented on the importance
of PTA involvement of parents, teachers and the community.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Harry Sabatasse, a resident of Burgettstown, discussed on recent Legislation that allows Election Board
workers who are making less than minimum wage to received an additional thirty dollars.
Mr. Sabatasse also suggested that the "Public Comments" be held at the latter part of the meeting so that the
audience may have an opportunity to comment on the Board's actions of the meeting.
Chairman Burns stated that the "Public Comments" would be held at the beginning part of the meeting in
accordance with the Sunshine Act.
OLD BUSINESS
Commissioner Fergus recommended to the Board that the bid for Natural Gas be awarded to Nicole Energy
Services for the amount set forth in their bid.
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, awarding the bid for Natural Gas as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Fergus recommended to the Board that the bid for the Water Pit Installation Project be
awarded to B. Pepenela Company for the amount set forth in their bid.
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, awarding the bid for the Water Pit Installation Project as per
above.
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Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns- Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Commissioner Fergus recommended to the Board that the bid for Meat be awarded to the following vendors:
Alliant Foods, Freedom, PA Gordon Foods Service, Grand Rapids, MI
Green Valley Packing, Claysville, PA Sysco Foods, Harmony, PA
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, awarding the bid for Meat as per above.
Roll call vote:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
CORRESPONDENCE
Chief Clerk announced the following News Release:
Washington County Housing Authority's Annual Harie/Foxco Michael Stefan Scholarship Award
NEW BUSINESS
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the authorization to extend the
current contract with Diamond Pharmacy Services through January 31, 2000 for the Correctional Facility. All
terms and conditions of the current contract will remain the same with the addition of a $1.00 dispensing fee.
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the extension to the current contract with Diamond
Pharmacy Services as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval authorization to purchase an
upgrade for the Motorola Centralink 911 Telephone Software in the amount of $27,267 for the Public Safety
Department. This software upgrade is needed for Y2K compatibility.
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the authorization to purchase an upgrade for the
Motorola Centralink 911 Telephone Software as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Annual Agreement with
the Pennsylvania State Police, Administrator of the Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network at no
cost to the County.
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Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the annual Agreement with the Pennsylvania State
Police, Administrator of the Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval an Agreement with Pagenet for the
purpose of providing pagers for Washington County Departments. This would be a month -to -month agreement for
twelve months and would not exceed $10,000. The annual cost for this agreement is as follows:
Display Pagers $2,070
Alpha Pagers 5,355
Voice Mail Pagers 792
Total $8,217
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the Agreement with Pagenet as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Change Order No. 3 to the
construction contract with Cedar Creek Construction in the amount of $3,750. This Change Order represents the
following items:
- increase vertical underclearance of structure
- lifting structure with crane
- elevating truss bearing seats
- realignment of individual truss members to increase in clearance
- extension of contract time period
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving Change Order No. 3 with Cedar Creek
Construction as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval the renewal of the following Farm
Lease Agreements at Cross Creek Park in the amount of $20.00 per acre, effective April 5, 1999 to April 4, 2004.
Curtis Hamilton
207 acres
Robert Lowery
19 acres
Peter Monticello
19 acres
Moved by Mrs. Irey , seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the foregoing Farm Lease Agreements.
Roll call vote:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval to rescind the following actions
previously approved for the Health Center:
above.
- $14,100 bid from Slagle's for cabinets in the Adult Day Care Activities Area
- $8,123 Change Order with Clayworth Plumbing and Crump, Inc. for the construction of a bidet
Accordingly, it was requested that a change order be approved with Crump, Inc. in the amount of $14,100
for the Adult Day Care Activities area and that a change order for $4,046 be approved with Clayworth for a
bidet and utility tub in the Alzheimer's Unit.
The Health Center also requested approval of the following change orders with Crump, Inc.:
Cost
7 1/2 foot wall to accommodate plumbing change $201.60
Drywall to cover heating pipe 475.02
Lintel for relocated door (morgue) 131.25
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the Change Orders for the Health Center as per
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Day Care Provider Agreement with
David Huff of Clarksville, PA.
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the Day Care Provider Agreement as per above.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval Addendums to Children and Youth
Purchase of Service Agreements with the following providers:
Independent Living Services with Try Again Homes for the term of October 1, 1998 through
September 30, 1999 for a maximum of $89,000
Washington/Greene Behavioral Health Services for the expenditure of Penn Free dollars for the term
of July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999 for the maximum of $25,842
Families United Network - increase contract maximum from $165,000 to $285,000
Westmoreland County - increase the contract maximum from $110,000 $175,000
Holy Family Institute - the addition of Family Reunification Services at a rate of $52.50 per hour.
This would increase the contract maximum from $375,000 to $475,000
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Fergus, approving the foregoing Addendums for Children and Youth
Services.
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Roll call vote:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a Drug and Alcohol Contract with
Gaudenzia. The term of the contract will be March 19, 1999 through June 30, 1999 at a per diem rate of $91.00/day.
Moved by Mr. Fergus, seconded by Mrs. Irey, approving the Drug and Alcohol Contract with Gaudenzia as
per above.
Roll call vote:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chief Clerk made the following announcements:
1. The Parks Department is requesting public input on its comprehensive Parks and Recreation
Study on Tuesday, March 30, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. in the Courthouse Square Building. This
meeting is open to the public.
2. The Washington County Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on
Thursday, April 15, 1999 has been cancelled and rescheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April
14, 1999, in the Public Meeting Room, Courthouse Square Office Building.
OPENING OF BIDS
Deputy Controller Namie opened and read the following bids:
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1. MRA, Inc.
1480 Washington Road
Washington, PA 15301
Total amount of bid: $57.318.00
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
2. Staley Communications, Inc.
3170 Sassafras Way
Pittsburgh, PA 150201
Total amount of bid: $52.056.70
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
3. TransCore
7611 Derry Street
Harrisburg, PA 17111
Total amount of bid: $49.684.00
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
Moved by Mrs. Irey, seconded by Mr. Burns, to table the foregoing bids for review.
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Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
DUPLICATING PAPER
1. Xerox Corporation
750 Holiday Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Total amount of bid: $29.940.00
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
2. Liberty Distributors
Route 40 East
Triadelphia, WV 26059
Total amount of bid: $23.520.00
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
3. Van Dyk Business Systems
800 Trumbull Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
Total amount of bid: $21.528.00
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
GLOVES FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY
1. Diamond Medical Supply
1500 Oakland Avenue
Indiana, PA 15701
Total amount of bid: $43,587.075
A Cashier's Check in the amount of $4,358.70 accompanied the bid.
2. Moore Medical Corporation
389 John Downey Drive
New Britain, CT 06050
Total amount of bid: $59.126.85
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
3. Paper Products Company, Inc.
36 Terminal Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Total amount of bid: $51.000.00
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
4. Red Line Medical Supply, Inc.
8121 10t' Avenue North
Golden Valley, MN 55427
Total amount of bid: per unit cost
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
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5. Tyler Medical Supplies, Inc.
306 High Tech Drive
Oakdale, PA 15071
Total amount of bid: $46.962.03
A Cashier's Check in the amount of $4,696.20 accompanied the bid.
6. Medline Industries, Inc.
416 Olympia Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15211
Total amount of bid: $62.000.00
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
7. Alpine Gloves, Inc.
41093 County Center Drive
Temecula, CA 92591
Total amount of bid: $44.980.09
A Cashier's Check in the amount of $4,498.00 accompanied the bid.
8. Hamilton Uniforms
P.O. Box 357, Chesterfield Road
Crosswocks, NJ 085155
Total amount of bid: $48.429.52
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
9. The Burrows Company
791 Commonwealth Drive
Warrendale, PA 15059
Total amount of bid: $47.000.00
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
10. Druzak Medical, Inc.
200 First Street
Ambridge, PA 15003
Total amount of bid: $46.978.06
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
11. Pitt Chemical & Sanitary Supply Co.
2537 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Total amount of bid: $86.765.55404
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
12. Rasayan
103 Glenbrook Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Total amount of bid: $70.000.00
A Cashier's Check in the amount of $7,000.00 accompanied the bid.
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13. Calico Industries, Inc.
9045 Junction Drive
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-2005
Total amount of bid: $44.413.59
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
14. Steratore Sanitary, Inc.
2816 West Chestnut Street
Washington, PA 15301
Total amount of bid: $45.713.60
A Cashier's Check in the amount of $4,571.86 accompanied the bid.
Moved by Mr. Fergus, seconded by Mrs. Irey, to table the bids for review.
Roll call vote:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
BAG -N- BOX JUICE
1. Sysco Food Services of Pittsburgh, Inc.
One Whitney Drive
Harmony, PA 16037
Total amount of bid: $33,804.00
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
2. Unique Beverage Concepts, Inc.
2980 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 2223
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2223
Total amount of bid: $27,781.00
A Bid Bond in the amount of 10% accompanied the bid.
3. Refresh America
2301 Duss Avenue, Suite 16
Ambridge, PA 15003
Total amount of bid: $2,540.60
An Official Check in the amount of $2,540.60 accompanied the bid.
Moved by Mr. Fergus, seconded by Mrs. Irey, to table the foregoing bids for review.
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Roll call vote:
Mr. Fergus - Yes; Mrs. Irey - Yes; Mr. Burns - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chairman Burns adjourned the meeting with an Irish blessing.
There being no further business, Chairman Burns declared the meeting adjourned at approximately
11:05 a.m.
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