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£6f- RIHG C 4ASSO(IfT.S <br />Memo <br />TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Lee Elfering, City Engineer <br />DATE: September 10, 2014 <br />RE: Centerville Road Storm Pipe Project <br />We opened bids for the Centerville Road Storm Pipe project this morning in accordance <br />with the Advertisement for Bids. A total of three (3) bids were received, with the low bid <br />in the amount of $395,523.45 from GM Contracting. The three bids were relatively close <br />to one another and do appear to be competitive. However, the low bid was significantly <br />over the estimated cost for the work. As Council is aware the project was being <br />undertaken at this time to provide a storm sewer outlet for the Public Works building. <br />Due to the higher than expected cost we recommend reviewing other options that may <br />exist. <br />One of the benefits of this project was that the storm sewer would also serve Centerville <br />Road when the road was upgraded in the future. This project installed the storm sewer <br />by directional bore to minimize impacts. One of the options may be to accelerate the <br />County's proposed schedule of improvement of the roadway so that the storm sewer <br />could be installed by direct bury. <br />At this time we would recommend the City Council delay any action on the bids. Over <br />the next two weeks we will be reviewing the storm water options that exist for the Public <br />Works site and will provide a summary to the Council to consider. <br />10062 Flanders Court NE — Blaine, MN 55449— (763) 780-0450 fax (763) 205-2341 <br />Z:\PROJ\120176E - Centerville Road Storni Pipe\0060\Memo-091013-CC (Second Bid Updale).doc <br />