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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.g. Receive Bids and Award Contract - Steeple Center Boiler ProjectRC"I)SEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CITY COUNCIL City Council Special Meeting: November 1, 2010 AGENDA ITEM: Receive Bids and Award Contract - AGENDA SECTION: Steeple Center Boiler Project Consent PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks & Recreation Director AGENDA NO. V6. ATTACHMENTS: None APPROVED BY: RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to recommend the City Council receive the bids for the Steeple Center Boiler Replacement Project, accept the low bid submitted by Alber's Mechanical, and authorize the City to enter into a contract with the low bidder. ISSUE The City of Rosemount recently received bids for the replacement of the boilers at the Rosemount Steeple Center. The bids received are listed below. Contractor Bid Amount Alber's Mech. $58,330 Doody Mech. $64,980 Cool Air Mech. $77,800 Corporate Mech. $77,997 The boiler project was estimated to cost $68,000. With the low bid coming in under budget, we will have $9,670 in contingency funds available if necessary. BACKGROUND In the spring of 2010, staff submitted an application for an Energy Efficient Community Block Grant ( EECBG) to the State of the Minnesota's Office of Energy and Security. The grant was requesting funds to replace the aging boilers at the Steeple Center. The boiler project was estimated to cost $68,000. The City proposed using $20,000 of City funds ($10,000 from the Steeple Center operating maintenance budget and $10,000 from the Building CIP fund) as a funding match for the grant project. The remaining $48,000 for the project would come from the EECBG program. The City was successful in getting the $48,000 grant from the State. SUMMARY Staff is recommending the City Council receive the bids for the Steeple Center Boiler Replacement Project, accept the low bid submitted by Alber's Mechanical, and authorize the City to enter into a contract with the low bidder.