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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />MARCH 10, 1993 <br />Morelan asked if it were possible to connect to the <br />County Road B-2 water main running a line between the <br />Viking Drive lots. <br />The City Engineer replied that it would be possible to <br />run a 2-inch line in that fashion, however, this would <br />not provide fire protection capacity for the Viking <br />Drive homes. There would also be easements necessary <br />for running the line between properties. <br />Morelan asked if the City needed to be involved, or if <br />the homeowners could take this approach on their own. <br />The City Administrator pointed out that there would be <br />connection issues to deal with and that there are no <br />curb stops in the County Road B-2 water main to provide <br />for the Vikinq Drive connections. <br />LaValle pointed out that the issue is the cost of the <br />water main project. LaValle suqgested that the public <br />hearing be continued while staff researches the <br />possibility of additional City participation in the <br />cost of the improvement. <br />Gustafson pointed out previous discussion about <br />combining a number of projects during 1993 in order to <br />achieve an economy of scale. <br />The City Engineer reported that typically a job the <br />size of the Viking Drive water main project would be <br />combined with a larger project. By doing so, <br />hopefully, a 10% cost savings could be realized. The <br />Engineer reported that the costs quoted this evening <br />consider the project to be a stand-alone project. The <br />Engineer reported that there are other projects planned <br />in the City currently out for bid. If the Viking Drive <br />project is approved, hopefully, it could be combined <br />with the other 1993 projects as a change-order. <br />The City Attorney recommended that should the hearing <br />be continued, it be continued to a specific date. The <br />City Administrator suggested April 14th. <br />Scalze asked if staff could determine if there would be <br />a cost savings in combining the project with the other <br />1993 projects. <br />The City Engineer reported that once a contract has <br />been awarded, the City would approach the contractor <br />and ask if the Viking Drive project would be accepted <br />as a change-order. Usually there is a cost savings <br />because the contractor would have no additional <br />mobilization costs. <br />Page 6 <br />