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Assistant City Administrator Nelson stated that staff has proposed to the Ramsey Lions the use of a tent for the Community Picnic, which they felt could be an option. Mayor Gamec suggested the possibility of using Alpine Park or one of the other parks in the City. Assistant City Administrator Nelson replied that staff will probably be bringing that issue back at a work session in the near future. Motion by Councilmember Jeffrey, seconded by Councilmember Cook, to adopt Resolution #06- 02-068 authorizing bidding for the new park shelter at Central Park. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Jeffrey, Cook, Elvig, Olson, Pearson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Case #9: Consider Award of Bids and Construction Engineering Services for Improvement Project 03-20 NW Sanitary Sewer and Watermain Extension Assistant Public Works Director Olson explained that bids for this project were opened on Thursday, February 23, 2005 and bids were received as follows: LaTour Construction $6,693,820.17 Arcon Construction $7,515,697.97 Barbarossa & Sons, Inc. $7,761,879.18 Northdale Construction $10,715,102.37 The lowest bid received is 3.2 percent higher than the engineer's estimate of $6,488,497.65 for this project. The project consulting engineer, Bolton & Menk, Inc., has reviewed the bids and recommended awarding the project to LaTour Construction. The scope of this work will require engineering construction services to assist the City engineering department in the staking, inspection, and project administration. The City received a proposal from Bolton & Menk, Inc. to provide those services for a not to exceed amount of $475,200. This amount represents seven percent of the construction costs, which is a reasonable factor for such services. Mr. Olson pointed out that staff did not expect to use the 131 hours of on-site time as indicated in proposal. It was noted that Bolton & Menk has been involved with this project since its inception in 2003 and has prepared plans and assisted the City with other support services. The design for this project was done by Bolton & Menk. Their original proposal was for a not to exceed amount of $500,000. Since this project resulted in a significant amount of time in alternate analysis and resulting environmental work, the total invoiced amount as of this date for the original proposal is $575,000. Bolton & Menk has indicated their commitment to the original not to exceed amount. Staff recommended awarding Improvement Project 03-20 to LaTour Construction in the amount of $6,693,820.17. Staff also recommended that the City enter into an agreement with Bolton & Menk, Inc. to provide construction engineering services for this project at the standard hourly rates referenced in an amount not to exceed $475,200. City Attorney Goodrich stated that an approval should be contingent upon formal execution of $6 million contribution/credit agreement with Oakwood Land Development. City Council / February 28, 2006 Page 14 of 18