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Home My WebLink About6.j. Receive Bids/Award Contract - Akron Avenue Trunk Utility & Railroad Improvements, City Project #417 4ROSEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CITY COUNCIL Special City Council Meeting: August 19, 2008 AGENDA ITEM: Receive Bids /Award Contract -Akron AGENDA SECTION: Avenue Trunk Utility & Railroad Consent Improvements, City Projects #417 PREPARED BY: Andrew J. Brotzler, PE, City Engineer / AGENDA NO. �.�. ATTACHMENTS: Resolution; Letter of Recommendation APPROVED B w /Bid Tabulation; Ma RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to Adopt a Resolution Receiving Bids and Awarding the Contract for the Akron Avenue Trunk Utility & Railroad Improvements, City Project #417. ISSUE: Receive bids and award contract for the Akron Avenue Trunk Utility & Railroad Improvements, City Project #417. BACKGROUND: On Wednesday, July 30, 2008, seven bids were received for this project and read aloud publicly with LaTour Construction, Inc. of Maple Lake, Minnesota being the low bidder at $3,102,181.66. This project includes the extension of trunk sanitary sewer and water facilities along Akron Avenue to provide service in anticipation of future development. Additionally, this project includes improvements of the at -grade railroad crossing on Akron Avenue and the construction of a Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) sewer interceptor line. This project will be funded with City, County, Mn /DOT and MCES funds. The City's share will be funded from the Street CIP, the water core fund, and the sanitary core fund. SUMMARY: Staff recommends adopting the attached resolution receiving the bids and awarding the contract to LaTour Construction, Inc. of Maple Lake, Minnesota in the amount of $3,102,181.66. G: \ENGPROJ\ 417\ RecBid- AwazdContmctCC8- 19- 08.doc CITY OF ROSEMOUNT DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 2008 — A RESOLUTION RECEIVING BIDS AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE AKRON AVENUE TRUNK UTILITY AND RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS CITY PROJECT #417 BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Rosemount, Minnesota, as follows: 1. All bids on construction of the Akron Avenue Trunk Utility and Railroad Improvements are hereby received and tabulated. 2. The bid of LaTour Construction, Inc. in the amount of $3,102,181.66 for the construction of said improvements are in accordance with the plans and specifications and advertisement for bids, and is the lowest responsible bid and shall be and hereby is accepted. 3. The Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with said bidder for the construction of said improvements for and on behalf of the City of Rosemount. 4. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to return forthwith to all bidders the deposits made with their bids, except that the deposit of the successful bidder and the next two lowest bidders shall be retained until a contract has been executed. ADOPTED thisl9th day of August, 2008. William H. Droste, Mayor ATTEST: Amy Domeier, City Clerk Motion by: Seconded by: Voted in favor: Voted against: A WSB & ASSCK'lgJPS. Inc. Infrastructure ■ Engineering ■ Planning ■ Construction 701 Xenia Avenue South Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 Tel: 763 5414800 Fax: 763 541 -1700 July 30, 2008 Honorable Mayor and City Council Members City of Rosemount 2875 — 145 Street West Rosemount, MN 55068 Re: Akron Avenue Trunk Utility and Railroad Improvements City of Rosemount Project No. 417 WSB Project No. 1668 -30 Dear Mayor and Council Members: Bids were received for the above - referenced project on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, and were opened and read aloud. A total of seven bids were received. The bids were checked for mathematical accuracy and tabulated. The Engineer's Estimate was $3,115,021.25. Please find enclosed the bid tabulation indicating the low bidder as LaTour Construction, Inc., Maple Lake, Minnesota, in the amount of $3,102,181.66. We recommend that the City Council consider these bids and award a contract to LaTour Contracting, Inc., based on the results of the bids received. Sincerely, WSB & Associates, Inc Morg Da le PE Projec ger Enclosures cc: Andy Brotzler, City of Rosemount Cindy Dorniden, City of Rosemount Joseph LaTour, LaTour Construction, Inc. tsf ACEC 2008 Firm of the Year Minneapolis 1 St. Cloud Equal Opportunity Employer PROJECT: Akron Avenue Trunk Utility and Railroad Improvements LOCATION: City of Rosemount Project No. 417 WSB PROJECT NO.: 1668 -30 Bids Opened: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Bid Security Addendum Addendum Contractor (5 %) No. 1 No. 2 Grand Total Bid 1 LaTour Construction, Inc. X X X $3,102,181.66 2 Minger Construction, Inc. X X X 3 Northdale Construction Co. Inc. X X X 4 Ryan Contracting Co. X X X 5 Friedges Contracting Co., LLC X X X $3,725,548.73 6 Geislinger & Sons, Inc. X X X $3,838,906.46 7 Kuechle Underground, Inc. X X X $4,509,906.06 Engineer's Opinion of Cost $3,115,021.25 1 hereby certify that this is a true and correct tabulation of the bids as received on July 30, 2008. Morgan vile P Project anager _Denotes corrected figure K: 101668- =Admin1Constrwdon AdMIn1666-30 BM Tab Summary xis CITY OF ROSEMOUNT DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA RESOLUTION 2008 - A RESOLUTION RECEIVING BIDS AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE AKRON AVENUE TRUNK UTILITY AND RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS CITY PROJECT #417 BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Rosemount, Minnesota, as follows: 1. All bids on construction of the Akron Avenue Trunk Utility and Railroad Improvements are hereby received and tabulated. 2. The bid of LaTour Construction, Inc. in the amount of $3,102,181.66 for the construction of said improvements are in accordance with the plans and specifications and advertisement for bids, and is the lowest responsible bid and shall be and hereby is accepted contingent upon securing all necessary right -of -way. 3. Upon securing all necessary right -of -way, the Mayor and Clerk are authorized and directed to enter into a contract with said bidder for the construction of said improvements for and on behalf of the City of Rosemount. 4. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to return forthwith to all bidders the deposits made with their bids, except that the deposit of the successful bidder and the next two lowest bidders shall be retained until a contract has been executed. ADOPTED thisl9th day of August, 2008. William H. Droste, Mayor ATTEST: Amy Domeier, City Clerk Motion by: Seconded by: Voted in favor: Voted against: