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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.e. Receive Bids Award Contract - Steeple Center Sound and Lighting Improvements4ROSEMOUNTEXECUTIVE SUMMARY CITY COUNCIL City Council Regular Meeting: July 16, 2013 AGENDA ITEM: Receive Bids Award Contract - Steeple AGENDA SECTION: Center Sound and Lighting Consent Improvements $ 126,395 PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks and Recreation AGENDA NO. Director tQ. e, ATTACHMENTS: None APPROVED BY: RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff is recommending that the City Council receive the bids and award the contract for the Steeple Center Sound and Lighting Improvements to the low bidder, Parsons Electric Corporation in the amount of $99,462. ISSUE The City recently received bids for the sound and lighting improvements at the Steeple Center. There were six contractors on the plan holders list and we received four bids for the project. The bid tabulation is listed below: Contractor Base Bid Parsons Electric Corporation $ 99,462 Mendota Electric $ 126,395 Audio Video Elec./ Day Spring $ 139,012 Master Electric $ 180,000 BACKGROUND The design work for the sound and lighting improvements at the Steeple Center was recently completed and the project was publicly bid. Staff met with members of the Rosemount Area Arts Council (RAAC) and City on a Hill Church to share information about the proposed improvements with them. The meetings went well and they were supportive of what is being proposed. The CIP budget for 2013 includes $100,000 for the sound and lights. RAAC also has $5,000 in grant money that they will be putting towards lighting improvements at the Steeple Center. The cost estimate for the improvements was $103,000. The approximate breakdown of the improvements is $60,000 for the sound system and $43,000 for lighting improvements. SUMMARY Staff is recommending that the City Council receive the bids and award the contract for the Steeple Center Sound and Lighting Improvements to the low bidder, Parsons Electric Corporation, in the amount of $99,462.