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owarc R. Green Co <br />CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br />March 17, 2000 <br />File: 803950 -0325 <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />City of Little Canada <br />515 Little Canada Road East <br />Little Canada, MN 55117 -1633 <br />enpany <br />RE: SIDEWALKS / TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS <br />Dear Council Members: <br />There are a number of sidewalk/trail improvements within the City's Capital <br />Improvements Program scheduled for 2000. With the Little Canada Road Improvement <br />project proceeding to bid shortly, this would be an ideal time to combine the smaller <br />sidewalk/trail projects in an attempt to get a more competitive bid. Therefore, we are <br />requesting authorization to proceed to bid with these projects by combining them with <br />the Little Canada Road Improvement project. The sidewalk/trail projects in question are <br />as follows: <br />• Six -foot sidewalk on the west side of Lakeshore Avenue from County Road C to <br />Australian Avenue. <br />• Eight -foot wide bituminous trail along Centerville Road from the north end of the Fire <br />Department property to Eli Road. This bituminous trail would also tie into the existing <br />bituminous trail on the St. Paul Water Works property. <br />• Construction of a 12 -foot wide bituminous trail suitable for carrying vehicle traffic <br />from the Spooner Lake Park parking lot to the existing trail near the picnic shelter <br />combined with replacement of the existing bituminous trail through the park with an <br />8 -foot bituminous trail. This trail generally runs from the St. Paul Water Works <br />property on the southeast of the park to Centerville Road on the west end of the <br />park. <br />• Replacement of the existing 6 -foot wide trail around Aspen Pond with an 8 -foot wide <br />bituminous trail. This project will likely include some additional items such as fabric <br />underneath the trail to eliminate the damage that has been done by willow trees. <br />If the City Council authorizes these projects to be advertised for bid along with the Little <br />Canada Road, they would be tacked onto the end of the Little Canada Road plans and <br />specifications. Each of these sidewalk/trail improvements would be bid separately so <br />the City Council could review the bid prices for each component prior to the award of the <br />entire project. <br />0: \PROJ \803950) \0325\Itr 3 -17 -00 Council <br />1326 Energy Park Drive • St. Paul, <br />page 154 <br />51/644 -9446 toll free 888/368 -4389 <br />