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J° station or from a new lift station constructed on Ware Road. Council Member Bohjanen moved to adopt Resolution No. 74 - 91. Council Member Kuether seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution No. 75 - 91 Award Bid, Division III, Reshanau Lake Trunk Sewer Improvement - Mr. Schneider prepared a list of the bids received for the Reshanau Lake Trunk Sewer Improvement. He noted that Arcon Construction was awarded the bid for Divisions I and II. He also noted that bidding documents for this project stated that the City intended to award all of the project to one (1) bidder. Mr. Schneider noted that Arcon Construction was not the low bidder on Division III, however, they were the low bidder for the overall project. He explained that MWCC understands this and that it is more efficient for the contractor working on the deep construction with dewatering to work continuously to complete the project. Council Member Kuether moved to adopt Resolution No. 75 - 91 awarding the bid for Division III to Arcon Construction for $100,557.12. Council Member Bohjanen seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution No. 75 - 91 can be found at the end of these minutes. PUBLIC HEARING, ELEVATED WATER STORAGE IMPROVEMENT Acting Mayor Reinert opened the public hearing at 7:03 P.M. Mr. Schneider used the overhead projector and presented four (4) exhibits on this matter. The first exhibit was of the service area for this improvement. It was noted that the elevated water storage structure would be constructed in the Lino Industrial Park. The second exhibit was of two (2) elevated water storage units; the fluted column style and the spheroidal style. Mr. Schneider noted that bids will be received for a 750,000 gallon and 1,000,000 gallon storage unit for both style. The third exhibit detailed the estimated cost for each style. He noted that there will only be two (2) serious bidders in this project since this is a very specialized field. The fourth exhibit was a time schedule for the project. He noted that later this evening he will be asking the Council to approve plans and specifications for this improvement and advertisement for bids. Mr. Schneider noted that there is a firm owned by a Lino Lakes resident who specializes in a plasticizing application. He has been in contact with this company and they plan to become a sub - bidder in this improvement to provide a plastic like finish for the unit. Acting Mayor Reinert asked if it were possible to test water in advance of use to determine if it will need treatment for PAGE 4 1 1