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STAFF REPORT <br />DATE:March 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 CSAH 14 Watermain <br />Improvements <br />REVIEWED BY: Nicole Miller, City Administrator <br />Clarissa Hadler, Finance Director <br />Pete Tholen, Public Works 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 authorized the preparation of plans and specifications for the CSAH <br />14 Watermain Improvements project at the October 7th, 2025 Council Meeting. Plans and Specifications <br />were approved, and an Advertisement for Bids was Ordered at the January 20, 2026 meeting. The project <br />was advertised on QuestCDN.com and in the Stillwater Gazette in accordance with the Minnesota <br />Competitive Bidding requirements. <br />ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Should the City Council Accept Bids and Award a Construction Contract <br />for the CSAH 14 Watermain Improvements? <br />PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: The CSAH 14 Watermain Improvement project includes the <br />replacement of approximately 1,700 LF of watermain. The watermain will be installed using directional <br />drilling to minimize roadway impacts and closures with full excavations required at hydrants and tie-in <br />locations at each intersection. A 14-inch HDPE pipe will be installed (equivalent 12-inch watermain) to <br />replace the existing 6-inch watermain to complete a trunk network loop in support of the recent expansion <br />of the Old Village area. <br />The alignment and depth of the new watermain have been coordinated with Washington County to avoid <br />conflicts with future Stillwater Boulevard reconstruction projects. The watermain will run beneath the <br />existing CSAH 14 eastbound drive lane. There are no plans for Stillwater Boulevard reconstruction in the <br />County’s five-year CIP. <br />Construction of the improvements will require a lane closure to westbound traffic on Stillwater Boulevard <br />from Layton Avenue to Lake Elmo Avenue. 39th Street will be utilized to move westbound traffic back to