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CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO.2020-011 A RESOLUTION REJECTING BID FROM MINERAL SERVICE PLUS LLC, ACCEPTING OTHER BIDS AND AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR PRODUCTION WELL NO.5 WHEREAS, pursuant to an advertisement for bids for Production Well No. 5 Improvements, bids were received, opened, and tabulated according to law, and bids were received complying with the advertisement; and WHEREAS, bids were tabulated, checked and summarized to verify that all requirements of the submittal were met; and WHEREAS, the project engineer reviewed the bids; and WHEREAS, the project engineer found that Mineral Service Plus LLC, the lowest bidder, proposed to construct the well by the mud/air rotary method; and WHEREAS, per Section 2520.3.1.0 of the project manual specifications, the mud/air rotary method of construction is not an approved method because of the geology challenges and risks anticipated in this location; and WHEREAS, furthermore, if the mud/air rotary method would have approved by the City prior to the bid opening, potentially other bidders could have submitted bids on the project using this method; and WHEREAS, for the above reasons, this deviation from the specifications has been determined by the City to be a material deviation and is being rejected; and WHEREAS, therefore, the project engineer is recommending the award of the contract to the next lowest responsible bidder, Traut Companies, for the amount of $349,780.00. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, 1. That the bid from Mineral Service Plus LLC is hereby rejected because it is a material deviation from the specifications. 2. That the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with Traut Companies, the next lowest responsible bidder in the accordance with the above ordered Project, in the amount of the Contractor's bid, and according to the plans and specifications thereof approved by the City Council. 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 two lowest bidders shall be retained until a contract has been signed.