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CC Regular Session 7. 3. <br />Meeting Date: 11/12/2013 <br />By: Mark Riverblood, Engineering/Public <br />Works <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Approve Resolution #13-11-187 Awarding Bids for the Central Park to Alpine Drive Trail <br />Purpose/Background: <br />In July of 2012, the city was informed of a successful trail grant application to the Minnesota DNR for the Central <br />Park to Alpine Drive trail. This $100,000 award will assist in the construction of a 1.2 mile trail that fills an <br />important 'gap' in an area with an otherwise well-connected trail system in the southwestern portion of the city. On <br />September 24th, 2013 Council authorized staff to prepare plans and specs and advertise for bids. <br />The trail is shown in 'red' on the first attached exhibit. <br />Observations/Alternatives: <br />On October 31st, 2013 nine (9) bids were opened and read aloud. The following table is the Bid Tabulation, with <br />North Metro Asphalt & Contacting found to be the low bidder for this project at $186,141.02. <br />Bidder <br />North Metro Asphalt & Contracting, Ham Lake <br />Dryden Excavating, Nowthen <br />New Look Contracting, Elk River <br />North Valley Inc. Nowthen <br />Omann Bros., Albertville <br />Blackstone Contractors, Corcoran <br />Hardrives Inc., Rogers <br />North Pine Aggregate, Forest Lake <br />Barber Construction, St. Bonifacius <br />Engineer's Estimate <br />Additional bidding detail is revealed in the attached award memo. <br />Bid <br />I$186,141.02 <br />I$201,012.22 <br />$205,659.75 <br />I$207,752.41 <br />I$218,263.67 <br />I$230,836.13 <br />I$232,925.97 <br />I$254,730.70 <br />I$283,925.00 <br />I$221,881.50 <br />While City Council is very familiar with this project, the following value observations are offered for public <br />information and benefit: <br />• The anticipated construction cost was originally estimated between $250-$290,000 thousand dollars which <br />would have exceeded the 50% match amount of a maximum of $100,000 from the DNR. Now that the <br />project expense is found to be significantly lower, two favorable facts are to be noted. The first is self-evident, <br />and that is less monies are needed from the Park Trust Fund (trail fees collected from developers), and <br />therefore there are more dollars available for future park and trail projects. The second is that now staff may <br />carefully document administration and engineering time for 50% reimbursement from the DNR (over and <br />