7.1. SR 09-19-2005
Item# 7.l
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Phil Hals, Street Department Superintendent
DATE: September 19,2005
SUBJECT: Salt/Sand Storage Building
TIle City received bids on July 14, 2005 for a cast in place concrete "\valled salt/ sand storage
building with lnetal roof system, llo\ve~ler all bids \vere rejected since dle lo\vest bid \vas
$268,000 or $118,000 o\Ter budget. Staff re\Tie\ved other options and concluded tllat the
most economical and functional structure \vould be a fabric CO\Tered roof \vitll concrete
salt/ sand retaining \valls. T\vo companies submitted the follo\ving bids for a fabric covered
salt/ sand storage building on i\ugust 12, 2005:
Greystone Construction
Base Bid
$ 90,435
Alternate 1
Building \v / T -panels
$137,725
Alternate 2
Building \v / Cast in Place \'V'alls
$159,980
Ebert Construction
122,900
168,500
230,900
Staff recommends accepting tlle Greystone Construction bid for "Alternate 2" \vhich
includes dle cast in place foundation and \vall system for tile salt/ sand retention. TIle T-
panels are $22,255 less expensiv-e, but also pro\ride 180/0 less storage area. The cast in place
\valls \vill pro,ride more protection for dle fabric from ground le,Tel damage. The building
\vill be 100 feet long, 80 feet \vide \vith the poured concrete \vall of 10 feet and the arcll
lleight of 35 feet for a total of 45 feet, \vlucll is allo\ved by ordinance in tills zone.
Recommendation:
Staff recommends tllat Council appro\Te the bid froin Greystone Constluction for the 80' by
108' fabric cO\Tered salt/ sand storage building including "i\lternate 2" for the cast in place
concrete \valls for a total cost of$159,980.