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STAFF REPORT <br />DATE:February 17, 2026 <br />REGULAR <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chad Isakson, Assistant City Engineer <br />AGENDA ITEM: Accept Bids and Award Contract for the 2026 Street Improvements <br />REVIEWED BY: Nicole Miller, City Administrator <br />Clarissa Hadler, Finance Director <br />Adam Swanepoel, Public Works Assistant Director <br />Nate Stanley, City Engineer <br />CORE STRATEGIES: <br />☐ Vibrant, inclusive, connected community ☐ Efficient, reliable, innovative services <br />☒ Responsive, transparent, adaptive governance ☐ Balanced Finances now and future <br />☐ Managed Growth ☒ Resilient Infrastructure <br />BACKGROUND: The City Council Ordered the Improvements and authorized the final design of the <br />2026 Street Improvements at the October 21, 2025 meeting. Plans and Specifications were approved, and <br />an Advertisement for Bids was Ordered at the January 6th meeting. The project was advertised on <br />QuestCDN.com and in the Stillwater Gazette in accordance with the Minnesota Competitive Bidding <br />requirements. <br />ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Should the City Council Accept Bids and Award a Construction Contract <br />for the 2026 Street Improvements? <br />PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: The 2026 Street Improvements include pavement rehabilitation of <br />three neighborhoods programmed for construction in 2026, as categorized below: <br />Lake Elmo Heights <br />26th Street North, Inwood Avenue North to Imperial Avenue North <br />27th Street North, Inwood Avenue North to Imperial Avenue North <br />Imperial Avenue North <br />Innsdale Avenue North, 27th Avenue North to CDS <br />Lake Elmo Heights (Access from Stillwater Boulevard) <br />Innsdale Avenue North, Stillwater Boulevard to CDS <br />Eagle Point Creek Estates <br />Inwood Avenue North, Stillwater Boulevard to CDS