Resolution - #23-295 - 11/28/2023

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Councilmember Woestehoff introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #23-295 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTIAL PAYMENT #5 TO MAGNEY CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT #21-09; CENTRALIZED WATER TREATMENT PLANT WHEREAS,pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution 419-248 adopted October 8, 2019, five (5) proposals were accepted and a professional services contract was awarded to SEH, Inc. for 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 421-143 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 421-150 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 421-220 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 423-032 adopted January 24, 2023, final plans and specifications as prepared by AE2S were approved and advertisements for bids were authorized for Improvement Project 421-09; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ramsey City Council Resolution 423-061 adopted March 28, 2023, the lowest responsible bid of Magney Construction, Inc. was accepted in the amount of $31,528,500,for the Base Bid and Section 01 21 00 Allowances,the Mayor and City Administrator were directed to enter into a construction contract with Magnet' Construction, Inc., and the Mayor was directed to accept the amendment from AE2S in the amount of $225,100 for additional construction phase services for said improvements for and on behalf of the City of Ramsey; and WHEREAS, as of November 28, 2023 $3,376,702.22 has been paid to date; and WHEREAS, the Resident Project Representative from Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services (AE2S) has inspected the completed work and recommends partial payment 45 to Magney Construction, Inc. for said project in the amount of$647,228.35.