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of Uranium Street. This berm planting will provide an entry node to the City's industrial park as well as screening between non-compatible heavy and light industrial uses. Four responses were received to the bid proposal requested at an amount not-to-exceed $~_~ One bid did exceed that amount and one bid tree stock that was i~ ~ t-5-b~df any benefit in the short term. The third bid did not provide variety of tree plantings, therefore, staff is recommending Countryview Nursery be awarded such bid. Councilmember Beyer commented that the bid for the berm planting from Midwest Landscapes is lower than Countryview Nursery. City Administrator Schroeder responded that Countryview provided 26 more trees for basically the same price as Midwest. Councilmember Beyer noted that it does not say that in the resolution and language should indicate that. Motion by Councilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Peterson to adopt Resolution g95-05-098 receiving bids and awarding contract for Improvement Project g95- 11 to W.B. Miller for the construction of Uranium Street and McKinley Street, and the extension of sanitary sewer and municipal water services, and to award the bid for the berm planting to Countryview Nursery who provided more tree stock in the bid amount. Further discussion: Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if the request for bid specified how many trees and shrubs were desired. Mr. Jankowski stated that in this case, the request only asked for a dollar amount. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if other cities do it that way to which Mr. Schroeder replied yes. Councilmember Zimmerman felt that a more precise way to request bids would be to specify exactly what is wanted. Councilmember Beyer commented that it should be in the specifications. Councilmember Zimmerman added that we should have specification guidelines to go by. Councilmember Beyer suggested maybe we should separate these out and have two resolutions. "I do not know if we have approved any of the nursery plans and specifications and we should have approved that". Mr. Schroeder stated that the intent of the berm plantings is to provide a buffer between the light and heavy industrial uses. In talking to light industrial users, all have expressed concern that there needs to be a buffer provided. Councilmember Beyer stated she is not arguing that but she felt they should all be bid off the same plans and specifications and added that there is a big difference in the bids. Mr. Schroeder noted that the highest bid included mulch. City Attorney Goodrich stated that Councilmember Beyer has questioned if the bids were off of different specifications. All were given the same wording which was "sufficient to provide for cover of berm in the amount of $10,000". Councilmember Zimmerman stated that after this, we will have to specify how many trees, etc., we want. You need to be specific, this is just too broad. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beyer, Peterson, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #4: Receiving Bids for City-Wide Curbside Recycling Program City Administrator Schroeder stated that Council authorized the advertisement for bids for the City-Wide Curbside Recycling Program. Two bids were received and Ace Solid Waste was the lowest bidder. He added that both bids included add-ons of textiles, aerosol cans and box board. The recommendation is to award the contract to Ace with an expiration date of December 31, 1997, with an option to extend for an additional two years. City Council/May 9, 1995 Page 6 of 10