11-10-1977 Bid Opening MeetingNovember 10. 1977
The bid opening for Phase II, King Springs Park, was held at City Hall, Smyrna,
Georgia on November 10, 1977. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Protem
C. 0. Canada at 2:00 o'clock p.m. Also present were Councilmen Elbert Coalson,
Bill Darby, Jim Hawkins, City Clerk Willouise Spivey, Finance Director Gunter
Newsom, Director of Parks and Recreation Lee Silver, Architect Leroy Brownlee
and representatives of companies bidding.
Bids were opened by Leroy Brownlee, read, and are recorded as follows:
CONTRACTOR
BID BOND
BASE BID
CONSTRUCTION
DEDUCT
Foster & Cooper
Firemans Fund
$788,816
300 Calendar days
$77,000
C. W. Matthews
Travelers Ind.
810,000
240 Calendar days
$80,030
J. W. Turner United Pacific 768,700 240 Calendar days $65,000
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Mayor Protem Canada stated the bids would be checked out by Architect Leroy
Brownlee and submitted to the Parks Committee. The Parks Committee will then
make their recommendation to full Council, and the low bidder will be notified.
Meeting adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
November 16. 1977
A special"'called meeting of Mayor and Council was held at City Hall, Smyrna,
Georgia on November 16, 1977 for the purpose of awarding the contract for Phase
II, King Springs Park. The meeting was called to order by presiding officer
Mayor Arthur T. Bacon at 12:00 o'clock noon. All Councilmen were present except
Elbert Coalson. Also present was Finance Director Gunter Newsom and City Clerk
Willouise Spivey.
C. 0. Canada made a motion authority be given Mayor Arthur T. Bacon to sign
the letter awarding the contract, in the amount of $768,000.00, to J. W. Turner
Construction Company. Rem Bennett seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
Meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m.
November 21. 1977
The regular scheduled meeting of Mayor and Council was held at City Hall, Smyrna,
Georgia on November 21, 1977. The meeting was called to order by presiding Officer
Mayor Arthur T. Bacon at 7:30 o'clock p.m. All Councilmen were present except
Bill Darby who was fifteen minutes late. Also present was Chuck Camp, City Attorney,
City Clerk Willouise Spivey, Finance Director Gunter Newsom, Police Chief Everett
Little, Fire Chief Don Atkinson, Building Inspector David Granade, Director of
Parks & Recreation Lee Silver, Assistant Superintendent of Public Works Vic Broyles
and representatives of the press.
Invocation was given by Jim„Hawkins, followed by the pledge to the flag.
Parks and Recreation Director Lee Silver introduced Tom Martin, President of the
Georgia Recreational Park Society. Mr. Martin presented Harold Mason Cheshire
with the Georgia Recreational Park Society's 1977 Lay Award, for his devotion,
interest and leadership in promoting recreation in Smyrna. Hal is a member of
the Parks and Recreation Commission and we appreciate his work and, leadership.
Mr. Martin also recognized Joe Bland who received the same award at the State
Conference earlier this month.
Hearing of Appeal of Recorder's Court - Mark Rakestraw. City Attorney Chuck Camp
swore in Mark Rakestraw and his father, Police Officers G. M. McConnell and M. E.
Houston, and Jeffery Lynn Bell, a witness for the city. Mark Rakestraw stated
he pulled out of the Dairy Queen and another car pulled out beside him and stayed