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<br />and prices will come down so staff is recommending to get the plans out for bids to give the <br />contractors more time. <br /> <br />City Engineer Westby gave a projected timeline of bidding the plans for two months, awarding the <br />bid in early January 2022, with a completion date around June of 2023 ahead of the water treatment <br />plant completion and commissioning in the fall of 2023. <br /> <br />City Engineer Westby stated the plans include a base bid and an alternate bid. Sections of the pipe <br />are proposed to be directionally drilled with the base bid and the consultant recommended an <br />alternate bid to directionally drill the entire project because it might be a cheaper option. The <br />original cost estimate was around $3.4 million, the current estimated costs for the proposed <br />improvements are around $4.9 million. It is recommended to get bids for both the base bid and <br />the alternate bid. City Engineer Westby stated funding for this project is proposed to come from <br />water enterprise funds, which will be repaid through trunk fees over time. <br /> <br />City Engineer Westby stated on October 19, 2021, the Public Works Committee unanimously <br />recommended City Council approval. Staff also recommends approval. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht asked if Bunker Lake Boulevard will have to be shut down during this <br />project and what will be the impact on residents that live close by. <br /> <br />City Engineer Westby replied the work is proposed to be done along the edges of the road. They <br />are proposing to directionally drill beneath roads so it will not impact traffic but there will be some <br />traffic control along the edges of the roads for safety. In some instances, if they do open trenching, <br />as they approach Ramsey Boulevard, for instance, there are some utilities on the east side that have <br />to go deeper to get under the existing utilities so they may have to do portable concrete barriers. <br />He stated generally, there should be minimal impact to the traveling public. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Riley, seconded by Councilmember Howell, to Adopt Resolution #21- <br />303 Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing Advertisements for Bids for <br />Improvement Project #21-08, Water Treatment Plant Trunk Watermain Improvement. <br /> <br />A roll call vote was performed: <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman aye <br />Councilmember Woestehoff aye <br />Councilmember Howell aye <br />Councilmember Riley aye <br />Councilmember Specht aye <br />Councilmember Musgrove aye <br />Mayor Kuzma aye <br /> <br />Motion carried. <br />8. MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF INPUT <br /> <br />City Council / October 26, 2021 <br />Page 12 of 14 <br /> <br />