Resolution - #23-073 - 04/25/2023

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Councilmember Woestehoff introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #23-073 RESOLUTION APPROVING TESTING SERVICES PROPOSAL FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT #21-09, CENTRALIZED WATER TREATMENT PLANT WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #19-248 adopted October 8, 2019, five (5) proposals were accepted and a professional services contract was awarded to SEH, Inc. for the purpose of analyzing the City’s municipal water supply system source water, developing a water system model, and preparing a preliminary design report for a centralized water treatment plant to ensure that the City’s municipal water supply system will continue to provide adequate quantities of safe drinking water into the foreseeable future; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #21-143 adopted May 25, 2021, the final Feasibility Study dated March 4, 2021, for the centralized water treatment plant was approved; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #21-150 adopted May 25, 2021, Requests for Proposals for professional engineering services to prepare final plans and specifications, to administer the bid process, and to provide construction administration services for construction of a municipal water treatment plant was approved and the advertising and direct soliciting of said proposal was authorized; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #21-220 adopted July 27, 2021, Staff was authorized to negotiate a contract with Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services (AE2S) in an amount not to exceed $1,198,600 in response to their professional engineering services proposal, subject to review and approval of the contract by the City Attorney; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #23-032 adopted January 24, 2023, final plans and specifications as prepared by AE2S were approved and advertisements for bids were authorized for Improvement Project #21-09; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution #23-061 adopted March 28, 2023, the bid of Magney Construction, Inc. in the amount of $31,528,500.00, for the Base Bid and Section 01 21 00 Allowances for construction of the improvements was accepted; and WHEREAS, special inspections and construction materials testing services will be required during construction of Improvement Project #21-09 and American Engineering Testing submitted a proposal for such testing services in an estimated amount of $35,335. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: The City Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to execute said proposal for and 1) on behalf of the City of Ramsey.