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CITY OF LINO LAKES
RESOLUTION NO. 03-158
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BIDS AND AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT — 2003 SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, pursuant to an advertisement for bids for the construction of 2003 Surface
Water Management project, bids were received, opened and tabulated according to
law, and the following bids were received complying with the advertisement:
Contractor Amount of Bid
Arnt Construction Company, Inc. $242,320.96
Jay Bros, Inc. $247,513.50
BNR Excavating, Inc. $279,630.00
Engineer's Estimate $295,250.00
AND WHEREAS, it appears that Arnt Construction Company, Inc. is the lowest
responsible bidder;
• NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA:
1. The Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract
with Arnt Construction Company, Inc., in the name of the City of Lino Lakes for the
construction of the 2003 Surface Water Management project according to the plans
and specifications approved by the City Council and on file in the office of the City
Clerk.
2. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to return forthwith to all bidders the
deposits made with their bids, except that the deposits of the successful bidder and
the next lowest bidder shall be retained until a contract has been signed.
Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this 22nd day of September 2003.
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Ann J. Blair, City Clerk
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AGENDA ITEM 71
STAFF ORIGINATOR: James E. Studenski, City Engineer
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 22, 2003
TOPIC: Resolution No. 03-158, Accepting Bids and Awarding Construction
Contract, 2003 Surface Water Management project
VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority
BACKGROUND:
Sealed bids were received and publicly opened at 10:30 a.m. on September 11, 2003.
The results of the bid opening are presented below. City Council action is required to
award a construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder.
Contractor Amount of Bid
Arnt Construction Company, Inc. $242,320.96
Jay Bros, Inc. $247,513.50
BNR Excavating, Inc. $279,630.00
Engineer's Estimate $295,250.00
The low bid is approximately 18% under the Engineer's Estimate for this project. A copy
of the complete bid tabulation is attached.
The substantial completion date for this project is December 1, 2003, with a final
completion date of June 1, 2004.
OPTIONS:
1. Return to staff for further review.
2. Adopt Resolution Number 03-158, Accepting Bids and Awarding a Construction
Contract to Arnt Construction Company, Inc. for the 2003 Surface Water
Management project.
3. Not adopt Resolution No. 03-158.
RECOMMENDATION:
Option No. 2 - Staff recommends that Resolution Number 03-158 be adopted.