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CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 22, 1996 Council Member Kuether moved to accept the bids for the Clearwater Creek Development Center Trunk Utilities. Council Member Neal seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Consideration of Resolution No. 96 - 81, Accept Bids and Award Construction Contract, Water Storage Tank No. 2 - Mr. Ahrens explained that bids for this project were received and publicly opened on July 16, 1996. Three (3) bids were received for the fluted column style tank which is the same style as the existing tank near Apollo Drive and Fourth Street. The lowest of the three (3) bids was from Pitt -Des Moines, Inc. in the amount of $992,000.00 which is under the Engineer's estimate of $1,155,000.00. Pitt - Des Moines, Inc. also installed the existing tank. Mr. Ahrens recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 96 - 81 Accepting the Bids and Awarding the Contract for Elevated Water Storage Tank No. 2 to Pitt -Des Moines, Inc. Mr. Ahrens said that there had been a suggestion that teflon based paint be used for the exterior of this project. He asked Mr. Curt Johnson to respond to this suggestion. Mr. Johnson explained that the materials used to construct any water tank must be approved by the Minnesota Department of Health. At this time, there has been no research on this type of paint. Council Member Neal asked Mr. Johnson to call Mr. Forrest Tagg and get some information from him. Mr. Ahrens said he would research the possibility of using this type of paint, however, it was not specified in the bid plans and specifications. If this type of paint is beneficial, it could be included in the contract by a change order. Mr. Johnson explained that he had checked with a number of paint manufactures and who told him that there are a number of "exotic" paint products and/or systems. However these products are very costly. He will follow-up on any other leads. Mr. Ahrens explained that the new water tank will look exactly like the current water tank except that it will have the new logo on it. Council Member Kuether moved to adopt Resolution No. 96 - 81 Accepting the Bids and Awarding the Contract for Elevated Water Storage Tank No. 2 to Pitt -Des Moines, Inc. for $992,000.00. Council Member Neal seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution No. 96.- 81 can be found at the end of these minutes. Consideration of Resolution No. 96 - 85, Accept Bids and Award Construction Contract, 1996 Sealcoat Project - Mr. Ahrens explained that this project involves the sealcoating of various City streets. Several streets to be selected are in subdivisions where the developer was required to escrow dollars to pay for the streets to be sealcoated the first time. The cost of the remainder of streets to be sealcoated is included in the 1996 Operating Budget. PAGE 11