3.8. SR 07-12-1999
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**Item 3.8. a-c**
MEMORANDUM
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Mayor & City Council
FROM:
Alice Heinecke, Executive Secretary
DATE:
July 12, 1999
SUBJECT: Consider Bids
This item should be removed from the consent agenda as the bids will not be
opened until Monday, July 12. Results of the bid opening will be presented
at the meeting and, as such, this item should be considered under the regular
agenda.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM:
Terry Maurer, City Engineer
DATE:
July 12, 1999
This morning, the construction bids were opened for the following projects: 1999 Seal
Coating, Railroad Trail Paving, and the Industrial Park Sidewalk. The first bid
opened was for the seal coating, having a total of 4 bidders. The following is a list of
the bidders' names and the bid amounts:
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SUBJECT: Construction Bids
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Pearson Bros., Inc.
Caldwell Asphalt Co., Inc.
Allied Blacktop Co.
Astech Corp.
$30,860.00
35,226.60
37,760.00
53,728.80
Pearson Bros., Inc. has previously successfully completed seal coating in the city of
Elk River. Therefore, we would recommend awarding the contract to Pearson Bros.,
Inc. for the 1999 Seal Coat Improvement in the amount of $30,860.00.
The second bid opened was for the paving of the Railroad Trail. This project consists
of paving a 12 foot wide bituminous trail from the south end of the railroad grade to
County Road 33. There were a total of 6 bidders on this project. The following is a
list of the bidders' names and the bid amounts:
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North Valley, Inc.
Hardrives, Inc.
Bauerly Brothers, Inc.
DMJ Corp.
W.B. Miller, Inc.
Northwest Asphalt, Inc.
$ 85,531.00
- 97,510.00
106,895.00
111,339.75
117,448.75
117,717.50
It is my understanding that the city budget for this project is $98,000. This is made
up of a $49,000 grant and a $49,000 city contribution. North Valley, Inc. has
previously successfully completed paving in the city of Elk River. They were
previously known as Valley Paving and just recently split into the north and south
operations. It is essentially run by the same personnel that ran Valley Paving.
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Phil Hals has informed me that prior to the official award of this project, there is one
more approval needed from the Department of Natural Resources, which is currently
in process. Therefore, we would recommend that the bid be awarded to North Valley,
Inc. in the amount of $85,531.25, contingent upon approval for the use of the grant
money from the Department of Natural Resources.
The third bid opened this morning was for concrete sidewalk construction in the Elk
River Industrial Park. The project consisted of two components, the first being a 6
foot wide sidewalk around the inside of Industrial Blvd. The second component of
the project was a 6 foot wide concrete sidewalk from the western intersection of
Industrial Blvd. with County Road 1 easterly to the intersection of the Railroad Trail.
There were only 2 bidders for this project. The following is a list of the bidders'
names and the bid amounts:
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2.
Bailey Construction
Schmidt Curb Co.
$88,670.00
99,389.25
The contract was originally set up to have the sidewalk constructed and restoration
completed within approximately 1 month. In talking to other contractors who elected
not to bid this project, the reason given was the amount of work available in the next
1 to 2 months, and the time frame requested on the city's project. Staffis going to
review the bids relative to the amount of money available, and consider rebidding the
project at a later date. This will give the contractor more time to complete the project
and will hopefully present us with more competitive bids. Therefore, at this time we
would recommend no action on the Industrial Park sidewalk bids.