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Mounds View City Council November 28, 2011 Regular Meeting Page 6 1 Public Works Director DeBar indicated Area E of the Street and Utility Improvement Program 2 has begun the design process. He noted in September, Stantek was contracted to perform design 3 engineering, while also preparing plans and specifications. Part of this process would require 4 some geotechnical and environmental evaluations. 5 6 Public Works Director DeBar explained the City requested proposals from several providers and 7 two companies responded to the City’s request. Stork Twin City Testing Corporation was the 8 low bidder coming in at $5,882. Staff recommended Stork be authorized to perform the 9 preliminary geotechnical and Environmental for Area E. He requested a 10% contingency be 10 written into the contract with the expense not to exceed $6,500. 11 12 Council Member Mueller questioned the meaning of several acronyms. Public Works Director 13 DeBar clarified the definitions with the Council. 14 15 Council Member Mueller asked if the 10% contingency was necessary. Public Works Director 16 DeBar felt this was as it allowed for additional borings to be taken if the engineers felt it was 17 necessary. 18 19 Mayor Flaherty inquired if the City has used Stork Twin City Testing in the past. Public Works 20 Director DeBar noted the City of Mounds View has not but this was a reputable company in the 21 Twin Cities. 22 23 Mayor Flaherty questioned why the third company did not respond. Public Works Director 24 DeBar explained it was his understanding the company was too busy at this time to respond or 25 take on the additional work. 26 27 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Stigney. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7861, 28 Authorizing Stork Twin City Testing Corporation to Perform a Preliminary Geotechnical and 29 Environmental Evaluation for Area E of the Street and Utility Improvement Program. 30 31 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 32 33 G. Resolution 7862, Authorizing Badger State Coating Specialists to Remove 34 Abandoned Telecom Equipment from the Elevated Water Tower. 35 36 Public Works Director DeBar explained the water tower was scheduled to be reconditioned in the 37 spring of 2012. He noted several improvements would be made to bring the tower into 38 compliance. He stated the City had several contracts with telecom companies. Each company 39 would be responsible for removing and replacing the equipment through this reconditioning 40 process. 41 42 Public Works Director DeBar commented there were several pieces of equipment on the water 43 tower that had been abandoned and Staff recommended the Council authorize Badger State 44 Coating to remove these pieces of equipment from the water tower. The cost for this work was 45