Agenda - Public Works Committee - 01.20.26

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5.5. Public Works Committee Meeting Date: 01/20/2026 Primary Strategic Plan Initiative: Address infrastructure needs. Title: Consider Recommending City Council Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing Advertisements for Bids for Flintwood Hills 2nd & 3rd Street Reconstructions, Improvement Project #26-05 Purpose/Background: Purpose: The purpose of this case is to consider recommending City Council approve final plans and specifications and authorize advertisement for bids for Flintwood Hills 2nd & 3rd Street Reconstructions, Improvement Project #26-05. Background: The 2026 — 2035 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) identifies the streets within the Flintwood Hills 2nd & 3rd subdivision for street reconstruction in 2026. A street segment summary for the project is attached to this case. Project History_ • On April 22, 2025, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution #25-082, accepting and awarding a proposal to Bolton & Menk for topographic survey of the project area. • May 13, 2025, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution #25-101, accepting and awarding a proposal to Independent Testing Technologies for a geotechnical report of the project area. • June 17, 2025, the Ramsey Public Works Committee recommended City Council order plans and specifications for said improvements. • June 24, 2025 the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution #25-139, ordering plans and specifications for said improvements. Project Scope This project proposes to reconstruct the streets within the Flintwood Hills 2nd & 3rd subdivision, generally located east of Dysprosium Street between CSAH 116 and Nowthen Boulevard (CSAH 5). The subdivision does also include 142nd Avenue west of Dysprosium Street up to Flintwood Park. The streets are 30-foot wide urban section with concrete curb and gutter, totaling 0.83 miles in length. There is no sidewalk in the subdivision other than the intersections with Dysprosium Street. Any pedestrian ramp updates would be tied to Dysprosium Street, rather than this project. Traffic counts have not been taken within the project area. Municipal sewer, water, and storm sewer exist within the project area. Utility testing will be performed during project design, utility improvements are not currently proposed. Storm sewer catch basin grouting and casting resets will be performed. The streets within Flintwood Hills 2nd & 3rd were constructed between 1985 and 1987, no overlay has been performed on these streets. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) data taken prior to skim patching shows an average pavement section of 6.6-inches, including 2.5-inches of bituminous and 4.1-inches of aggregate base. The reconstruction is proposed to be a Full Reconstruction including replacing the concrete curb and gutter, and building back a full street section. The new street section will match today's standards, 6-inches of aggregate base under 3.5-inches of new bituminous pavement. Because the total pavement section is gaining thickness, approximately 2-inches of underlying sand base material must be hauled off site.