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The repair is going to be a difficult one because of the slope involved, the tree and brush growth, and the material that has been deposited into the pond from the slope washout. Staff contacted four contractors to get quotes for the repair. The results are shown below. -Standard Contracting: $155,129 -Northwest Asphalt: $166,000 -Frattalone Companies: $75,123 -St. Paul Utilities: $73,000 The two low quotes both came from Little Canada-based companies. Both have heavy workloads this summer that meant they wouldn’t be able to get to the washout until late-August or September at the earliest. Frattalone had even mentioned the possibility of using a sub-contractor to get the job done. On Wednesday, July 24, a representative from St. Paul Utilities called the City Engineer and said they have to move off a site they are currently working on due to a labor strike of some sort. They expressed interest in getting their crew some work by starting this job on Monday, July 29. It is staff’s recommendation that the work be completed as soon as possible to protect the street. If more water flows through the pipe and erodes the slope it could work back towards the road and undermine the curb and roadway. The other factor in this repair is there is not an easement over the pipe and all of the work to be completed is located on Abbott property. They have been very accommodating to date on projects like this on their property and staff will make contact with them and request permission to complete this repair as well. Staff recommends approval of the St. Paul Utilities quote of $73,000 to repair the storm sewer washout on County Road B2 so that work can begin on Monday, July 29. There are no funds budgeted for this work since it was not known there was a problem, but funds will be used from the 450 fund (infrastructure improvement fund) to pay for the repair. Below are additional pictures of the washout.