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Commission Minutes--February 5, 2001 2243 12. CONTRACT APPROVAL, Butler Machinery: Joint Powers Aareementwith Burleiah. McLean and Ward Counties: Northwestern Colleae: Burleiah County ,--. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to approve the following contracts submitted by respective department head, subject to state's attorney approval, and authorize the chairman to sign: On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Butler Machinery/Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation--Iease contract for five motor graders; Counties of Burleigh, McLean and Ward--Joint Powers Agreement for Electronic Land Records Management; Northwestern College--amendment and extension of lease for tower space utilized by the Sheriffs Office for mobile radio communication equipment; Burleigh County--board of prisoners at a cost of $37.00 per day. ~ 13. BUFFALO SCHOOL DEMOLITION, Bid award to Brezina Construction: deed transfer of 1916 Dortion to City of Buffalo Keith Berndt, County Engineer, provided Commissioners with a bid tabulation relating to the Buffalo school demolition, according to the bids opened February 1, 2001, in the Commission Room, Cass County Courthouse. A total of 15 bids were received, and the low bidder was Brezina Construction, Fargo, in the amount of $23,950.00. Mr. Brezina's bid included an additional $3,270.00 to demolish the 1916 high school, however, the Buffalo Historical Society is interested in restoration and adaptive re-use of the 1916 building and the adjoining property. Mr. Berndt said a separate contractor removed and disposed of all asbestos at a cost of $9,000. Also, an individual from the local community will allow material to be buried on his farmland two miles from Buffalo, at a cost of approximately $1,000. The demolition contract specifies that the cost of excavating, removing and disposing of the underground fuel tanks is the responsibility of the contractor, however, Mr. Berndt said Cass County will pay the expense of removing the soil under the tanks if it is determined to be contaminated by fuel leaks after the contractor removes the tanks. Cass County will also dispose of flourescent tubes and ballasts from the light fixtures in the building, as those items should not be buried. A letter was received today from E.W. (Bill) Marcks, Jr., Mayor of the City of Buffalo, requesting the transfer of title to the 1916 Buffalo high school building and the adjoining property to the City of Buffalo, rather than demolishing the 1916 building. The City of Buffalo would then transfer the title to the Buffalo Historical Society to allow them to proceed immediately in seeking funds and grants to begin their restoration plans. -- Birch Burdick, State's Attorney, said he contacted the Buffalo City Attorney, Brian Neugebauer, suggesting some language in the proposed title transfer of the 1916 building to ensure that Cass County does not again acquire title through tax forfeiture if the property is later sold to a private citizen who does not pay the real estate taxes.