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I I I I I I I I I I I I City Engineer Olson stated that Wellhouse No. 3 is proposed to. be constructed 1,000 feet due south of Well No. 4 in the City's western well field located in Section and Specifications have been prepared by Bolton & Menk, Inc. and bids Wednesday, September 19, 2001. Bids were received from five contractors from $437,600 to $524,000. Rice Lake Construction Group provided the low in the 2001 Capital Improvements Program is an item to install a g, to retain power though periods of power outages and provide cost savin during periods of high-energy demands. The generator was bid as and ranged from $82,000 to $100,000. The bid from Rick generator was $100,000. If the alternate bid for the generators the low bid was provided by Magney Construction, Inc. necessary experience to successfully complete the bid as part of this process. The alternate identified as addition of face brick. The face brick is typical building a more decorative look. Due to the pumphouse Center area, staff recommended leaving the alternate out of' more generic look until the architecture of the area is defined installing the generator during the construction of the wellhouse wellhouse there is also a Supervisor, installed. SCADA is a system of the system. If a power outa~;~"i~'~buntered. on thereby ensuring continuous ~ of the generator under the same release of final payment. As a part of thil of supplying an akemate to the ranged from $20;000' ~t0':~ $40,000 with Automatic sy~e~'s instead:'~me SCADA City ~tt°mcy. Good,ch sta~'i:~hat the City a contract to bfi~ty Builders per the 2000 b~d process:-In~'~ty at that time,as the '~ Because of the year plus delay in giving a Notice to Prd&ed .to:!~nfihi¢:'~:~b~ City's inabilitv to obtain access tn stalI ~elt zt prudent:tO reb~d the project in 2001. City staff now recommended terminating the ~'(~n/ract with Infinityf~;,~nity is willing to do this in return for a $2%000 payment representing "'>i~"GUt2°f~-pocket expenses :and,sdme lost profit as a result of its not performing the contract. The delay in the: Notice to proceed h~d the City's rebidding has angered both Infinity and the 2001 bidders, eaci~i.~,~plainingihat they are not being treated fairly and threatening to sue the City for various reasons/~Infinity'is entitled to increase the original contract price because of the delay. Staff has carefully analyzed the "bottom line" cost of either accepting the lowest responsible 2001 bid and settling with Infinity or rejecting all of the 2001 bids and performing under the Infinity contr~( Staff concluded that the best interests of the City will to be to accept the lowest 2001 bid and': settle with Infinity and terminate its contract. The recommendation was made with the following factors in mind: City the base for ~ as it Was last year, ion, Inc. has the alternate was resolution is for the and gives the possible Town giving the pumphouse a There is a benefit to )n of that will be to the operation the generator to turn ~. The installation the system work prior to ~;gave the Contractors the option specified~ The deducts that were offered sUpplying a deduct of $40,000 for using specified. City Council/October 9, 2001 Page 7 of 24 -53-