HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-038CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO.2025-038
A RESOLUTION ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT, ACCEPTING BIDS AND
AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE
2025 STREET AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution passed by the City Council on the 17th day of
September 2024, feasibility reports have been prepared by Bolton and Menk, Inc. for the 2025
Street and Utility Improvements; and
WHEREAS, ten days mailed notice and two weeks published notice of the hearing was
given, and the hearing was held thereon on the 6th day of May 2025, at which all persons desiring
to be heard were given the opportunity to be heard thereon; and
WHEREAS, the feasibility reports prepared by Bolton and Menk, Inc., and dated March
2025 state that the project is necessary, cost-effective, and feasible; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an advertisement for bids for the 2025 Street and Utility
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 has provided a letter
recommending the award of the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Valley Paving, Inc., for
the bid amount of $1,485,436,50.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
Such improvement is deemed necessary, cost-effective, and feasible as detailed in the
Feasibility Reports dated March 2025.
2. Such improvement is hereby ordered as proposed in the council resolution adopted this 6th
day of May, 2025.
3. The city council declares its official intent to reimburse itself for the costs of the
improvement from the proceeds of tax-exempt bonds.
4. That the Mayor and City Cleric are hereby authorized and directed to enter into a Contract
in the accordance with the above ordered Project, in the amount of the Contractor's lowest
responsible bid, and according to the plans and specifications thereof approved by the City
Council.
5. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to return forthwith to all bidders the
deposits trade 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 SIXTH DAY OF MAY, 2025.
CITY OF LAKE ELMO
(Seal)
ATTEST:
uli John n
Clerk
By: i -
Charles Cadenhead
Mayor