Resolution - #21-231 - 08/24/2021

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Councilmember Heineman introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #21-231 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 4 TO KUECHLE UNDERGROUND, INC. FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT #21-00, RIVERDALE DRIVE RECONSTRUCTION, FELDSPAR STREET TO SUNFISH LAKE BOULEVARD WHEREAS, the City proposes to reconstruct Riverdale Drive NW between Feldspar Street NW and Sunfish Lake Boulevard in 2021 under City Improvement Project #21-00; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #20-248 adopted November 24, 2020, the City Council accepted the design services proposal of Bolton & Menk, Inc. for providing engineering services required to develop final plans and specifications for the purpose of soliciting bids for the construction of Improvement Project #21-00; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #21-022 adopted January 26, 2021, the City Council approved final plans and specifications as prepared byBolton & Menk, Inc. and authorized advertisements for bids for the construction of Improvement Project #21-00; and WHEREAS , bids were advertised in the Anoka Union Herald and in Finance and Commerce on January 29th and February 5th, 2021; and WHEREAS , eleven (11) bids were received, opened, and tabulated on March 2, 2021, and the bids were found to comply with the approved plans and specifications and advertisements for bids, and WHEREAS , pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #21-057 adopted March 9, 2021, the bid of Kuechle Underground Inc. of Kimball, Minnesota, in the amount of $771,913.13 for the construction of the said improvements was accepted; the Mayor and city Administrator were authorized and directed to enter into a contract with said bidder for the construction of said improvements for and on behalf of the City of Ramsey; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #21-128, adopted May 25, 2021, Kuechle Underground, Inc. incorporated the Dolomite Street Demolition work, as well as furnishing and installing 19 water gate valve boxes, in the amount of $73,988.48 into their contract for the Riverdale Drive Reconstruction project per Supplemental Agreement #1; and WHEREAS , as of August 24, 2021 $658,264.05 has been paid to date; and WHEREAS , the Engineer Technician IV has inspected the completed work and recommends partial payment No. 4 to Kuechle Underground, Inc. of Kimball, Minnesota for Improvement Project #21-00 Riverdale Drive Reconstruction, from Feldspar Street to Sunfish Lake Boulevard, in the amount of $129,913.69.