HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-011CITY 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.
ADOPTED BY THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL ON THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF
JANUARY, 2020.
CITY OF LAKE ELMO
(Seal)
ATT T:
Jule Jo son
Cit erk
By
Mike Pearson
Mayor