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<br />Item No: 7H <br />Meeting Date: March 22, 2010 <br />Type of Business: CB <br />Administrator Review: _____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Tracy Juell, Public Works Administrative Assistant <br /> <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution Number 7598 Authorizing the purchase of <br />lumber and mailboxes for the 2010 SUIP – Area B/C and <br />Rescinding Resolution Number 7578 <br />Introduction: <br />Council approved plans/specs and authorized advertisement for the 2010 Street and Utility <br />Improvement Project – Area B/C contract at the February 8, 2010 meeting. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />On February 22, 2010 Staff presented a staff report for the purchase of lumber and mailboxes for the <br />project. Staff realized that the staff report and resolution only reflected the cost of the lumber. The <br />previous report stated the following: <br /> <br />Staff received quotes for (130) 6x6x8 and (40) 6x6x10 rough cedar posts, (48) 1x8x10ft green <br />treated lumber and (320) mailboxes from four (4) vendors and they are as follows: <br />Lowe’s of Blaine $6,857.34 <br />Scherer Bros. Lumber $7,342.08 <br />Menards $7,491.72 <br />Spring Lake Park Lumber $7,592.40 <br /> <br />New Discussion: <br />To reflect the correct information for the purchase of lumber and mailboxes, please see below: <br /> <br /> Vendor Lumber and Mailbox Costs Comments <br />Lowe’s of Blaine $11,214.21 <br />Scherer Bros. Lumber $7,342.08 Company does not have <br />mailboxes <br />Menards $11,842.96 <br />Spring Lake Park Lumber $11,820.21 <br /> <br />Lowe’s of Blaine remained the low quote for this purchase. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends rescinding Resolution Number 7578. Staff recommends the purchase of the <br />necessary lumber to construct mailbox posts including the purchase of mailboxes for the 2010 <br />Street and Utility Project – Area B/C from Lowe’s of Blaine in the amount of $11,214.21. Staff <br />recommends that the City Council consider a 5% contingency to the quote for minor hardware <br />supplies such as lag bolts. This contingency would add an additional $560.00 to the quote amount <br />of $11,214.21 for a total of $11,774.92 to be funded from account number 410-4650-7050-312. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> ________________________ <br />Tracy Juell, Administrative Assistant