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CC Regular Session 7. 6. Meeting Date: 03/22/2022 By: Bruce Westby,Engineering/Public Works Information Title: Adopt Resolution#22-072 Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract for Improvement Project#22-05, Riverdale Drive Trunk Utility Improvements, Llama Street to Bowers Drive Purpose/Background: Purpose: The purpose of this case is to adopt Resolution#22-072 accepting bids and awarding a contract for construction for Improvement Project#22-05, Riverdale Drive Trunk Utility Improvements, Llama Street to Bowers Drive, and approving a proposal from Bolton and Menk, Inc. to provide construction related services. Background: The extension of Riverdale Drive between Llama Street and Bowers Drive is needed to support development in the area. In the Spring of 2022, Capstone Homes plans to begin construction on the first phase of Riverstone South, a 244-unit residential development east of Bowers Drive and south of U.S. Highway 10/169. Commercial development is also proposed in the area between U.S. Highway 10/169 and the proposed extension of Riverdale Drive. These developers will pay trunk utility fees when they develop to help replenish trunk utility funds used to pay for these trunk utility improvements. Improvement Project#22-05 proposes to construct the trunk municipal utilities (sanitary sewer and watermain) along the proposed extension of Riverdale Drive NW between Llama Street NW and Bowers Drive, along with the required storm sewer improvements. As discussed previously,the trunk utility improvements are proposed to be constructed ahead of the street improvements project(Improvement Project#20-05)to better facilitate the proposed construction schedule for Riverstone South. The trunk utility plans did not need to follow the same MnDOT LPP plan review process as the street improvement plans, allowing the utility improvements to be bid and constructed earlier thereby minimizing the construction schedule for Improvement Project#20-05. Construction for this work would previously have been estimated to take about 8 weeks to complete, including the lift station within the Riverstone South plat. However, construction for this project is now anticipated to take considerably longer with construction anticipated to start in April or May and to be complete by August 2022. The actual project schedule will depend on weather, availability of materials, and the awarded contractor's availability. Contractor's typically order their materials upon execution of a contract,but recently the delivery of construction materials to job sites, especially utility pipes and appurtenances,has been taking several months after materials are ordered. The current anticipated delivery time for watermain materials after they are ordered is up to 20 weeks. Staff will work to properly coordinate this trunk utility work with the private utilities work occurring as part of the Riverstone South development. Notification: Advertisements for bids were published in the Anoka Union Herald and in Finance& Commerce on February 11 and 18, 2022. This project was also advertised and bid electronically through QuestCDN. Bolton and Menk administered bids with some assistance from Staff.