5.2. SR 04-13-1998ITEM 5.2.
Howard R, Green Qompany
QONSULTING ENGINEERS
April 9, 1998
File: 230321J-0564
~N~ULTING ENGINI~
Formerly MSA
Consulting Engineers
Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Elk River
13065 Orono Parkway
P.O. Box 490
Elk River, MN 55330-0490
RE: BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
We have opened and tabulated the bids received on Thursday, April 2, 1998, for the Business
Center Drive Street and Utility improvements. There were a total of eleven bids received. The
following list provides the bidders and their total bid:
Richard Knutson, Inc.
Latour Construction, Inc.
W. B. Miller, Inc.
Bonine Excavating, Inc.
Arcon Construction Company, Inc.
Northdale Construction, Inc.
Randy Kramer Excavating, Inc.
Annandale Contracting, Inc.
Brown & Cris, Inc.
Barbarossa & Sons
R. L. Larson Excavating
$389,571.15
406,962.38
410,251.65
417,179.95
422,436.95
425,780.81
432,288.89
443,226.70
453,023.20
477,233.95
783,631.15
The bids were very competitive and the Iow bid is slightly below the feasibility study estimate.
The next step the Council needs to take in progressing with this project is to hold the
assessment hearing. As the City Council is aware, there are two properties to be assessed--
the Sherburne County Government Center and the Gagne property. Attached is a resolution for
the City Council's consideration which determines the cost to be assessed and orders the
preparation of the assessment roll. At this point in time, the resolution indicates the same
assessment amount that was indicated in the feasibility study. This is because the land
acquisition with the Gagne property has not been concluded at this time. The City may end up
purchasing the right-of-way from Mr. Gagne and then assessing the cost back to him. The
assessment hearing would be scheduled for Monday, May 4, 1998.
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Honorable Mayor and City Council
April 9, 1998
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If you have any questions regarding this issue, I will be in attendance at your April 13, 1998, City
Council meeting.
Sincerely,
Howard R. Green Company
Terry J.-/M~urer,-- P.E.
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Attachment
Howard R, Green Company
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RESOLUTION 98 -
A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
A RESOLUTION DETERMINING ASSESSED COST OF
IMPROVEMENT AND ORDERING PREPARATION OF
PROPOSED ASSESSMENT ROLL IN THE MATTER OF
BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE STREET AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENT OF 1998
WHEREAS
costs have been determined for the Business Center Drive Street and Utility
improvement consisting of a contract price of $430,129.00 and expenses
incurred or to be incurred by the City in the making of the improvement in the
amount of $120,436.00 for a total cost of the improvement of $550,565.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council for the City of Elk River, Minnesota:
Based upon the City Assessment Policies, it is determined that the portion of this
improvement to be paid by the City and not assessed to benefitted properties is
$34,996.00.
The portion of the oost to be assessed against benefitted properties pursuant to the Elk
River City Assessment Policies shall be $515,569.00.
The assessments shall be payable in equal annual installments and shall extend over a
period of years, the first of the installments to be payable on or
before the first Monday in January, 1999, with interest at the rate of __% per annum
from the date of the adoption of the assessment resolution.
The City Administrator with the assistance of the Project Engineer shall forthwith
calculate the proper amount to be specially assessed for such improvement against
every assessable lot, piece, or parcel of land, without regard to cash valuation, as
provided by law, and shall have available to the City Administrator's office a copy of the
proposed assessment roll for public inspection.
Upon completion of the proposed assessment roll, the City Administrator shall notify the
Council and schedule a public hearing upon the proposed assessment, causing notice of
the hearing by publication and mail to be made at least two weeks prior to the hearing.
Passed and adopted this 13th day of April, 1998.
ATTEST:
Henry A. Duitsman, Mayor
Sandra A. Thackeray, City Clerk
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