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OBOLTON Real People. Real Solutions. March 8, 2023 Mr. Bruce Westby, P.E. City Engineer / Public Works Director City of Ramsey 7550 Sunwood Drive NW Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 RE: HY-10 Ramsey Improvements— Additional Services City Project 23-12 Dear Mr. Westby: 7533 Sunwood Drive NW Suite 206 Ramsey, MN 55303-5119 Ph: (763) 433-2851 Fax: (763) 427-0833 Bolton-Menk.com We appreciate the opportunity to assist the City with the West Armstrong Redevelopment Area Improvement project. Our scope and fee letter was originally prepared in the fall of 2021 based on our conversations, along with a review of previously prepared documents associated with the project. Bolton & Menk was originally contracted to update the previously prepared feasibility report (prepared by the City) and complete plans and specifications for Ferret Street from 146' Avenue to Bunker Lake Boulevard. The previous feasibility report considered reclamation of the existing rural section roadway and terminating Ferret Street in a cul-de-sac on the north end of the project. As a portion of our original proposal, we made allowances for several modifications to the original report, including: • Extending the roadway to Bunker Lake Boulevard on a curved alignment, • Modifying Ferret Street to a curb and gutter section, • Adding storm sewer piping, along with ponding, and • Removal of the existing cul-de-sac on the north end of the project. We were subsequently requested to perform the following tasks: • Straighten the roadway alignment and modify the Bunker Lake Boulevard median, • Develop two alternative roadway alignments related to implementation of a regional storm water system, and • Add sidewalk along 147th Avenue and along a portion of Ferret Street. At our last meeting, the City also decided to: • Reconstruct the 146th Avenue cul-de-sac, similar to how it is today, • Eliminate the regional pond south of 146' Avenue, • Implement improvements for the Bunker Lake Boulevard median as shown, • Add sidewalk along 147' Avenue, • Add sidewalk along the west side of Ferret Street, south of 147' Avenue, • Coordinate with the ARAA Dome development, and • Update the plans to depict the selected alternative. Bolton & Menk is an equal. opportunity employer.