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CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 08/25/2026 Primary Strategic Plan Initiative: Address infrastructure needs. 7. 2. Title: Adopt Resolution #26-195 Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract for 2026 MSA Pavement Overlay Improvements, Improvement Project #26-02 Purpose/Background: Purpose: The purpose of this case is to adopt Resolution #26-195 accepting bids and awarding a contract to North Valley, Inc. for the total amount of $1,129,093.12 for 2026 MSA Pavement Overlay Improvements, Improvement Project #26-02. Background: The 2026 — 2035 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) identifies mill and overlay of 173rd Avenue and 175th Avenue between Armstrong Boulevard (CSAH 83) and Nowthen Boulevard (CSAH 5) 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 Hakanson Anderson for topographic survey and wetland delineation 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 #25-136, ordering plans and specifications for said improvements. • June 18, 2026, the Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization took action to conditionally approve the wetland boundaries and types. • July 14, 2026, the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution #26-160, approving final plans and specifications and authorizing advertisement for bids for said improvements. • August 17, 2026, Ramsey staff publicly opened bids for said improvements. Overall Project Scope This project proposes to mill and overlay 173rd Avenue and 175th Avenue between Armstrong Boulevard (CSAH 83) and Nowthen Boulevard (CSAH 5). This is a 32-foot-wide rural section street, totaling 3.05 miles in length. The Average Daily Traffic (ADT) is between 800 and 1,200 and the speed limit is 55 mph. 173rd Avenue and 175th Avenue are Municipal State Aid (MSA) streets and must conform to MSA design standards, including meeting 10-ton pavement design standards and minimum lane widths. In general improvements are proposed to include a 1.5-inch mill and overlay, with pavement markings being re -placed in -kind. Soil Corrections 173rd Avenue between Puma Street and Iguana Street (approximately 0.48 miles in length) crosses wetland and County Ditch No.51. In the low areas the outside wheel paths have broken up and been filled with additional bituminous. City staff has lowered this road to a 7-ton capacity due to the pavement condition. During design staff obtained a geotechnical report for this area and found the pavement section was placed over directly over peat, which is considered very poor soil for pavement support. To address this the pavement and