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Case #8: Receive Bids and Award Contracts for the Construction of Sunwood Drive NW between Sunfish Lake Boulevard and C.R. //116 for Improvement Project 1199-52 City Engineer Olson stated that Improvement Project #99-52 consists of 0.5 miles of City street with watermain, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer to serve the development of over 56 acres of commercial and industrial property, identified as Waste Management property. Authorization to advertise for bids was ordered on December 11, 2001, and bids were received Wednesday, January 16, 2002. Twenty-three bids were received and ranged from $769,415.83 to $1,085,188.21. A summary of the bidding is as follows: Bidder LaTour Construction Kuechle Underground, Inc. S.J. Louis Construction, Inc. Redstone Construction North Pine Aggregate, Inc. Three Rivers Construction Engineers Estimate AmountofBid $769,415.83 $777,930.67 $778,560.52 $809,867.60 $810,944.07 $813,921,28 $939,405.00 The low bid submitted fi'om LaTour Construction is over $169,989.17 below the engineers estimate. The low bid represents a very attractive contract price for this project. LaTour Construction has completed similar work satisfactorily in the past and it is was the recommendation of Hakanson Anderson Associates to award the contract to LaTour Construction. Motion by Mayor Gamec, seconded by Councilmember Kurak, to adopt Resolution #02-02-070 awarding Project #99-52, Sunwood Drive Street Extension to the lowest responsible bidder, LaTour Construction. Further discussion: Councilmember Kurak inquired as to the type of fencing that is going to be required by the MPCA. City Engineer Olson explained that the MPCA requested that there be some mechanism to prevent people from driving into the state owned land north of Sunwood Drive. Several options were considered and a split rail fence was agreed to. Councilmember Kurak inquired as to how much maintenance the fence would require. City Engineer Olson replied that the MPCA will handle the maintenance of the fence. Councilmember Anderson inquired if the City had the necessary signed easements. City Attorney Goodrich replied that the City has received the appraisal of the property and they are willing to provide the City early access if the City deposits the approved appraisal value of $52,300. Councilmember Zimmerman noted that he has seen the contractor's equipment already on the site. City Engineer Olson stated that he received a call from the subcontractor inquiring if they could move the equipment in early because of the weight restrictions and Mr. Olson and told them that they could place it on the property at their own risk. City Council/February 26, 2002 Page 28 of 35