HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.c. Steeple Center Lighting Project
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council Special Work Session: March 15, 2017
AGENDA ITEM: Steeple Center Lighting Project AGENDA SECTION:
Discussion
PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks and Recreation
Director
AGENDA NO.
2.c.
ATTACHMENTS: Lighting Pictures APPROVED BY: LJM
RECOMMENDED ACTION: None, discussion only.
ISSUE
The Parks and Recreation Department recently put the Steeple Center Lighting Project out to bid for a
second time. For this bid we broke the project into three different parts. The base bid was to light up the
steeple. Bid alternate #1 was to add lighting to the front of the building and bid alternate #2 was to add
lighting to the front windows from inside of the building. Staff followed the state bidding laws with
regards to posting the project in our official paper. We also posted the project at the local building
exchanges and contacted several contractors letting them know about the project. Ten contractors
received copies of the plans and specs. A pre-bid meeting was held to give contractors a chance to walk
through the project site and ask questions. We had only one contractor attend the walk through.
The City received one bid for the project which is listed below. The total bid amounts that we received
were for the cost of the equipment and installation.
Name Base Bid Bid Alt #1 Bid Alt #2 Total
Laketown Electric $87,000 $37,000 $13,500 $137,500
The bid results from when the project was bid in the summer of 2016 are listed below:
Name Total Bid Amount
City Wide Electric $ 139,900
Laketown Electric $ 143,700
Jeff Bartlett is the lighting designer and he estimated the cost for the equipment and installation as outlined
in the table below:
Item Cost estimate
Fixtures (34 fixtures) $ 63,780
Controller/data enabler $ 9,400
Installation $ 31,400
Contingency $ 6,400
Total $ 110,980
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Additional costs for the project not included in Mr. Bartlett’s construction cost estimate are the system
programming and project management which were estimated to cost $5,500 and the design fee which was
$7,700. This brings the total estimated cost for the project to $124,180.
BACKGROUND
The City of Rosemount has commissioned Jeff Bartlett to develop a lighting art installation at the Steeple
Center. The Steeple Center lighting project will consist of the additional exterior and interior lighting of
the old church building and will focus mainly on the steeple and the front façade of the building along
Hwy 3. Attached are conceptual pictures of the proposed lighting effects the project will provide to the
facility. While the pictures are consistent with the direction of the Council, it is assumed that the elevations
will appear slightly different than the pictures. The pictures illustrate a dark façade with only the new
lighting. In reality, there are street lights, lights from the Library and new Steeple Center addition, and
other ambient light that will change the final visual effect of the project.
SUMMARY
Staff requests City Council direction as to how staff should proceed with the project.
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