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4.3. SR 06-30-1997ITEM 4.3. Howard R, Green Qompany GONSULTING ENGINEER8 Memorandum I~ON~ULTIIIII ENGINEE~ Formerly MSA Consulting Engineers To: From: Subject: Date: File: Honorable Mayor and City Council Terry Maurer~I/~ Riverview Drive/Macon Street Construction Bids June 24, 1997 230-365-20 The construction bids for the Riverview Drive/Macon Street improvement project will be opened on Thursday, June 26, 1997. At the Monday June 30, 1997, City Council meeting we will be prepared to present the bids and make a recommendation on the assessment. At that time we will have a resolution prepared for the City Council's consideration that will determine the amount of the project costs to be assessed and set a date for the assessment hearing. The actual award of the contract for this improvement would then happen after the assessment hearing which will be held in late July or early August. 365-2402 .jun 1326 Energy Park Drive · St. Paul, MN 55108 ° 612/644-4389 fax612/644-9446 toll free 800/888-2923 .ty of MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor and City Council Patrick Klaers, City Administrator June 30, 1997 Public Response Regarding Macon Street and Riverview Drive Improvements Attached for your information is a letter received from Thomas and Marianne Graber, 13548 Riverview Drive. This letter is in response to the Public Improvement Hearing on May 5, 1997, stating concerns related to the Macon Street and Riverview Drive Improvements. 13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 ° Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 TO: ELK RIVER MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, RE: PUBI.IC IMPROVEMENT HEARING 5 MAY 97 MACON STREET AND RIVERVIEW DRIVE PROPOSED SANITARY SEWER AND WATER MAIN. - LAST YEAR THIS WAS VOTED DOWN. - ROAD IMPROVEMENTS WERE TO BE DONE AND COMPLETED BY NOW. - THE COST EXCEEDS $lZ,975.00 PER LOT WITH OUT SAC & WAC CHARGES NOT INCLUDING INTEREST. - STATE STATUTES REQUIRE THAT T~E ASSESSE~ VA~K F. QUAL THE VALUE OF THE HOME. AND IT IS VERY CLEAR ON THIS. I DO NOT KNOW WERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND SOME ONE TO PAY $12,975.00 MORE FOR MY HOME THEN THE HOME NEXT DOOR TO ME THAT WILL NOT HAVE CITY SEWER AND WATER. - THIS I WILL SEE THE COMPARABLES FOR. * AT THIS TIME I DO BEQUEST THE C. OMPARAB!.ES~ - I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY HOME APPRAISED. - I THOMAS M. GRABER VOTED NO TO THIS IMPROVEMENT. - I MARIANNE F GRABER VOTED NO TO THIS IMPROVEMENT. - ~R TAXES HAVE DOUBLED IN LESS THEN TEN YEARS. AND OUR WAGES HAVE NOT. - W~ LIKE T~I$ AREA BUT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE HERE IF THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE APPROVE..D, AT SUCH COST. - SHOW THE PEOPLE THIS IS NOT A COMMUNITY WERE THE CITY RAPES THE COUNTRY, BUT WERE THE CITY AND THE COUNTRY FLOW TOGETHER. - THIS WAS VOTED DOWN BY CITY COUNCIL LAST YEAR. - THE MAJORITY SHOULD STILL RULE. - THIER IS NO HEALT~HAZARDS AT THIS TIME. - THE COST TO DEVELOPERS ARE FAR LESS THEN, PEOPLE WHOM HAVE BEEN TAYd~ PAYERS FOR ALONG TIME. - TO SERVE AND PROTECT, IS YOUR RESPONSIBITY. NOT TO FORCE US OUT OF OUR HOMES. THIER ARE MANY PEOPLE HERE WHOM LIVE ON BUGETS THAT DO NOT LET THEM SPEND WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE. - THE COST TO ME FOR A NEW SEPTIC SYSTEM IS $3000.00 AND A NEW WELL APROX SZ000.00 TOTALING $ 5000.00 I WOULD HATW~R PAY THESE COSTS, THEN PAY ASSESED CHARGES AND SAC, WAC~ AND MONTHLY CHARGES. THIS ALSO DOES NOT INCLUDE PEOPLE COMMING INTO MY HOME AND TEARING UP MY BASEMENT, NOR THE LIFT STATION I WOULD BE REQUIERED TO PAY FOR. - AT MAY 5thMEETING 4.Z. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER IMPROVEM~.N~S TO MACON STREET AND RIVER VIEW DRIVE. AFTER WE WERE TOL~ THE COST~ OPEN MIKE OPURTUNITY WAS ~IVEN. AND THIS WAS A FARCE BECAUSE THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. LISTENED BUT DID NOT HEAR A THING. THEY VOTED FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS. ONE T!{ING IS FOR SURE. THE PEOPLES VOTE IS NOT IMPORTANT TO ALL OF YOU. ELK RIVER IS TRULY NOT P~ CITY OF DF_~4OCRACY. YOU MAD YOUR MINDS MADE UP BEFORE WE EVEN GOT THEIR. INCLOSING WE WERE TOLD BY THE COUNCIL T~{IS WAS NOT ABOUT SANITARY SEWER AND WATER BUT STREET IMPROVEMENTS TO THOSE WHOM WISI{ NOT TO HOOK UP. PLEASE LOOK AT THE NOTICE THAT WAS SENT TO US. YOU CLEARLY TALKER DOWN TO T~{EEE PEOPLE AND FOR THAT YOU WILL NOT BE FORGIVEN. - -WILL THE CURB STOP IN TEE MIDDLE OF MY LOT LIKE THE ASPHALT DID? THOSE WITH THE MONEY ALWAYS WIN! [ ! THE DEVELOPER WAS T}{E ONE WHOM REQESTED CITY SEWER AND WATER. LET HIM PAY FOR ITl l l 13548 RIVER VIEW DR. ELK RIVER, MN. 441-8893 Howard R, Green Company CONSULTING ENGINEERS June 30, 1997 File: 230-365-20 CONS[LTING ENGINEEI~ Formerly MSA Consulting Engineers Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway P.O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330 RE: MACON STREET/RIVERVIEW DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTION BIDS Dear Council Members: We have tabulated the bids received on June 26, 1997, for the Macon Street/Riverview Drive improvements. There were a total of 13 bids received. The following list provides a summary of the bidders and their total bids: C. W. Houle, Inc. Bonine Excavating, Inc. Northdale Construction Company R. P. Utilities, Inc. S. J. Lewis Construction, Inc. R. L. Larson Excavating, Inc. Arcon Construction Company Richard Knutson, Inc. Machtemes Construction, Inc. Barbarossa & Sons Redstone Construction Company Cadlec Service, Inc. Randy Kramer Excavating, Inc. $280 000.00 281 824.75 283153.48 284.181.08 289.083.75 289.968.53 301.040.67 305.560.11 307.400.15 310 010.93 312,332.53 312,636.40 321,850.88 The feasibility study for this project estimated the total construction cost at $383,000. The Iow bid submitted by C. W. House, Inc., is approximately 27% below this estimate. There are two reasons for the exceptional bid that was received. The first is the very competitive nature of the bidding process. Usually at this time of the construction season, it is unheard of to have 13 bidders on a project of this size. The second reason for the much lower bid is during the design process, we were able to raise the sanitary sewer substantially from the estimated depth in the feasibility study. According to the project schedule contained within the feasibility study, the next step in the project is to hold the assessment hearing. Attached for the City Council's consideration is a resolution that determines the amount to be assessed and orders the preparation of the assessment roll. The project schedule shown at the public hearing had predicted the assessment hearing to be held on 1326 Energy Park Drive · St. Paul, MN 55108 ° 612/644-4389 fax 612/644-9446 toll free 800/888-2923 Honorable Mayor and City Council June 30, 1997 Page Two August 4, 1997. We would suggest that the City Council stay with this schedule and hold the assessment hearing the first meeting in August. Although the actual assessment roll has not been prepared at this time, we have done a preliminary review of the assessments based on the construction bid versus the assessments shown in the feasibility study. We believe that for the existing lots along Macon Street and Riverview Drive, the total assessment for sanitary sewer, water, and storm sewer will drop by approximately 20% to 25% from that shown in the feasibility study, and the amount payable immediately for street and storm drainage will drop by approximately 10% from the amount shown in the feasibility study. If you have any questions regarding this project, I will be in attendance at your June 30, 1997, City Council meeting. Sincerely, Howard R. Green Company TJM:tw Attachment 365-3002.jun Howard R, Green Company CONSULTING ENGINEERS June 27, 1997 7 11 To the City Council of Elk River, We the undersigned oppose the street and water/sewer improvements under consideration for Riverview Drive and Macon St. The proposed costs are just to0high to be acceptable. We request that the council reconsider the plan to install these improvements. We all have working Water Wells and Septic systems which are not in need of repair. Our streets our not in such disrepair that they require upgrading at the cost of $6000 per individual. We feel that this is being done only for the benefit of the Country Crossing development. Address: I~-q? _~lO~t IJ~ ~ DE~. Address: J 7~ ~~~ ~ ~, Name: ~~~& Address: l¢ 0 ~ 3~bc*~ S ~ . Name: ~{~~~ Address: ]~OO~ '~~ ~. Address: ]7~0¢ ~~ ~, N ame:~ ~. ~~~ Address: Address: Name: Address: /& June 27. 1997 To the City Council of Elk River, We the undersigned oppose the street and water/sewer improvements under consideration for Riverview Drive and Macon St. The proposed costs are just to high to be acceptable. We request that the council reconsider the plan to install these improvements. We all have working Water Wells and Septic systems which are not in need of repair. Our streets our not in such disrepair that they require upgrading at the cost of $6000 per individual. We feel that this is being done only for the benefit of the Country Crossing development. 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