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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
<br />Engineering Services related to infrastructure improvements for the construction of
<br />Center Street between Sunwood Drive and East Ramsey Boulevard,
<br />and miscellaneous appurtenances
<br />City of Ramsey, Minnesota
<br />Issued: May 23, 2014
<br />PROJECT BACKGROUND
<br />The City of Ramsey is requesting proposals to select a qualified engineering consultant from our pool of qualified
<br />consultants to complete the final design, including design coordination with small utilities, to obtain all required
<br />permits, prepare final cost estimates and construction documents, manage the bid letting process, provide a letter
<br />of recommendation for award of contract, and perform construction staking for the new construction of Center
<br />Street between Sunwood Drive and Ramsey Boulevard and associated appurtenant improvements. The
<br />consultant will be expected to perform all services required by the City in a professional and timely manner.
<br />The City has ordered a Geotechnical Evaluation Report for this project, which will be provided to the selected
<br />consultant to assist in final design. City staff will collect and provide all required field topography data to the
<br />selected consultant as needed to complete final design. City staff will also perform all construction inspections,
<br />and will be primarily responsible for the construction administration/management duties (scheduling,
<br />correspondence, progress meetings, agendas, environmental review, small utility coordination, etc.) throughout
<br />the project, with some assistance from the selected consultant.
<br />The newly constructed segment of Center Street between Sunwood Drive and Ramsey Boulevard is proposed to
<br />be approximately 800 feet in length and includes designated on -street parking stalls on both sides of the street. A
<br />concrete sidewalk is proposed to be constructed on the east side of Center Street, and a regional bituminous trail
<br />is proposed to be constructed on the west side. Segments of trunk utilities and utility services are also proposed
<br />to be constructed with the project.
<br />This project will convert the existing gravel drive between East Ramsey Parkway and Sunwood Drive to a paved
<br />street section. The proposed street section from Sunwood Drive through the first block north (to the existing
<br />pump -house) will be permanent construction with concrete curb and gutter, bituminous pavement and storm
<br />sewer. The street section in the second block to the north (past the pump -house) will be bituminous curb,
<br />bituminous pavement and storm sewer. Using a temporary street section past the pump -house will provide a
<br />paved street while preserving future development opportunities for the adjacent parcels.
<br />No right-of-way or easement acquisitions will be required for this project. All right-of-way and easements in the
<br />project area are currently owned by either the City of Ramsey or the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of
<br />and for the City of Ramsey.
<br />The selected consultant must prepare final roadway and utility construction plans and specifications (cross
<br />sections, stormwater management including calculations to ensure adequate ponding, preliminary and final
<br />design layouts, alignments, profiles, SEQ, erosion control/SWPPP, details, staging and detour plans, signage and
<br />pavement markings, etc.), bidding administration (advertisement for bids, bid forms, distribution of plans, issuance
<br />of addendum, responding to contractor inquiries, bid tabs/abstracts, evaluation of bids and recommendation, etc.),
<br />and construction staking services. The final set of construction documents must be submitted to all regulatory
<br />and permitting agencies (City of Ramsey, LRRWMO, Met Council, MDH, MPCA, etc.) for review and approvals,
<br />such that the dates referenced in the general project schedule at the end of this RFP are realized.
<br />The City of Ramsey is approximately 29 square miles in area and has a population of approximately 23,500. The
<br />proposed Center Street improvements will serve a portion of the 322 acre mixed use COR development (formerly
<br />known as RAMSEY TOWN CENTER). The project is located just north of the Ramsey Municipal Center and the
<br />Northstar Commuter Rail Station in the southwest quarter of the City.
<br />East Ramsey Parkway has an estimated 2014 ADT of 1,200 vehicles per day in this location. Sunwood Drive is
<br />designated as a local collector with a 2011 ADT of 4,500 vehicles per day in this location. Both streets primarily
<br />carry local traffic into and out of the COR development area.
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