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7. 4. CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 11/28/2023 Primary Strategic Plan Initiative: Address infrastructure needs. Information Title: Adopt Resolution#23-305 Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract for Improvement Project#21-08, Water Treatment Plant Trunk Watermain Improvements Purpose/Background: Purpose: The purpose of this case is to adopt Resolution#23-305 accepting bids and awarding a construction contract for Improvement Project#21-08, Water Treatment Plant Trunk Watermain Improvements. Background: On October 8, 2019, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution#19-248 accepting five (5)proposals and awarding a professional services contract 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. On March 9, 2021, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution#21-061 awarding a contract to SEH Inc. to prepare plans and specifications for Improvement Project#21-08,Water Treatment Plant Trunk Watermain Improvements. On October 26, 2021, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution#21-303 approving final plans and specifications and authorizing advertisements for bids using a base bid and an alternate bid as follows; •Base bid—The base bid specified a combination of construction techniques whereby open trenching of watermain is specified along the south side of Bunker Lake Boulevard and the north side of 143rd Avenue, while directional drilling of watermain is specified at intersections, through Cottonwood Park,under Sunwood Drive, and under the stormwater pond between Hoya and Anderson Dahlen north of 143rd Avenue. •Alternate bid—The alternate bid specified directional drilling of watermain across as much of the project area as feasible. On January 25, 2022, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution#22-003 rejecting all bids and authorizing staff to work with SEH, Inc. to revise the approved plans to reduce project costs and to monitor the bidding environment to identify the most favorable time to bid the project again. Attached is a copy of the City Council case with all attachments for reference. On July 25, 2023,the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution#23-168 executing a new Professional Services Agreement with SEH, Inc. to revise the previously approved plans and to re-bid said improvements for 2024 construction in advance of the Water Treatment Plant commissioning in the Spring of 2025. The plan revisions from the 2021 bid set are the result of staff approved additions to the water system and contractor feedback from the previous bids. These changes consist of the following elements: