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Dryden Excavating * $647,902.79
<br />S.R. Weidema, Inc. $731,895.87
<br />Dave Perkins Contracting, Inc. $797,709.00
<br />Douglas -Kerr Underground, LLC $831,206.84
<br />Veit & Company, Inc. $855,316.61
<br />Geislinger and Sons, Inc. $879,761.81
<br />Rachel Contracting, Inc.
<br />$894,380.85
<br />Northwest Asphalt, Inc. $989,970.35
<br />Engineer's Estimate $660,838.14
<br />* Bid reflects corrected summation of unit prices bid multiplied by estimated quantities from Bid Form.
<br />The bid of Kuechle Underground, Inc. of Kimball, Minnesota, in the amount of $607,144.11 for the total bid for
<br />construction of said improvements in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and advertisement for
<br />bids, is the lowest responsible bidder.
<br />Notification:
<br />Advertisements for bids were published in the Anoka Union Herald and in Finance and Commerce on Friday,
<br />December 14, and again on Friday, December 21, 2018. Plans and specifications were also posted on-line on
<br />QuestCDN, which is where most contractors currently search for projects to bid on. This is standard bidding
<br />practice for City of Ramsey improvement projects.
<br />Observations/Alternatives:
<br />Observations:
<br />Though the bids received varied by over 60%, the five lowest bids were competitive and the low bid was more than
<br />8% under the engineer's estimate.
<br />Alternatives:
<br />Alternative # 1 — Motion to adopt Resolution # 19-049 accepting bids and awarding a construction Contract for
<br />Riverdale Drive Trunk Utility Improvements, Improvement Project #18-14.
<br />Alternative #2 — Motion denying adoption of Resolution #19-049 at this time.
<br />Funding Source:
<br />The low bid for construction of the proposed improvements as submitted by Kuechle Underground, Inc. amounts to
<br />$607,144.11. Adding indirect costs (23%) results in a total project cost of $746,787.26.
<br />Staff is not able to provide construction staking for this project so proposals for these services were requested from
<br />two local engineering consulting firms; Bolton & Menk and Hakanson Anderson. Based on the proposals received
<br />and attached, Staff recommends accepting the Bolton & Menk proposal in the amount of $6,685.
<br />Staff will administer and inspect construction, and will update plans with as -constructed elevations, locations, pipe
<br />lengths, etc. upon completion of the improvements.
<br />The proposed improvements will serve the City's trunk sewer and water supply systems so project costs will be
<br />paid through sewer and water enterprise funds, which have respective balances of approximately $13,000,000 and
<br />$23,000,000. Based on total project costs of $746,787.25 ($0.01 subtracted for Lazydays RV's costs), an estimated
<br />$398,859.07 will be funded through the sewer fund, and $347,928.18 will be funded through the water fund.
<br />The improvements will be constructed this winter to meet Lazydays RV's opening date schedule, which typically
<br />results in higher construction costs due to ripping through frozen soils, increased idling of vehicles, reduced
<br />productivity, etc. All costs related to winter construction were therefore intended to be Lazydays RV's
<br />responsibility. Such costs were intended to be captured under the lump sum bid item titled "Winter Conditions".
<br />Kuechle Underground bid a lump sum cost of $0.01 for this item. Bids for this item ranged from $0.01 to $151,000
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