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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MARCH 26, 2025 • Approval of the Vouchers • Approve 2025 Wage Scale Amendment for Grade 15 • Call for City Council Workshops and Special Meetings The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Gutierrez. Ayes (4). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. STAFF REPORTS AWARD CONTRACT FOR 2025 STREET AND PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS The Public Works Director reviewed the streets that are included in the improvement project this summer, along with the proposed work at Spooner and Pioneer parks. He stated that there were seven bidders for the project with OMG Midwest submitting the lowest bid, which was also 13 percent below the engineer's estimate. Staff recommend awarding the bid to OMG Midwest. Miller asked if the city has worked with the contractor in the past. The Public Works Director confirmed that the contractor has done work for the city in the past, although has used different names over the years. Mayor Fischer commented that the bid seems to be significantly below the other bids, which were more in line with the engineer's estimate, and asked if there was anything that stood out in the bid. The Public Works Director replied that the City Engineer did not see anything that stood out, noting that the contractor simply bid most of the items slightly lower than the others. Kwapick introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTIONNO. 2025-3-45 — A WARDING 2025 STREET IMPROVEMENTS TO 0MI MID WEST INC, MINNESOTA PA VING & MA TERIALS IN THE AMOUNT OF $796,544.75 The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Miller. Ayes (4). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. AWARD CONTRACT FOR BOOSTER STATION CONTROLS UPGRADE The Public Works Director explained that the Council is asked to consider upgrades to the booster station controls as well as updates to the controls at the water tower. He stated that two contractors looked at the project and submitted quotes, and only one contractor agreed to also look at the radio controls which staff believe is important to ensure communication between the two systems and, therefore, staff recommend awarding the project to Telemetry and Process Controls, Inc. Miller asked if there is currently monitoring and alerts if attention is needed. The Public Works Director confirmed that is a feature they currently have, and they are able to monitor remotely, noting that these improvements would provide additional control. IF)