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• <br /> nv PLANNINGI TRANSPORTATION <br /> ENGINEERING <br /> URBAN DESIGN <br /> BRW.INC. • THRESHER SQUARE • 700 THIRD STREET SOUTH • MINNEAPOLIS,MINNESOTA 55415 • PHONE: 612/370.0700 FAX: 612/370-1378 <br /> August 30, 1990 <br /> Mr. R. A. Minetor, PE <br /> Director of Public Works T,� <br /> Cityof Mounds View �.' <br /> aYIA(n�tC,i <br /> 2401 Highway 10 s �, '�`" i 1 <br /> Mounds View, MN 55112 �, ii0P"Pt4041 tqp:v <br /> : ' <br /> RE : ROADCOUNTY SHOREVIEWCPATHWAY PROJECT <br /> CITYPROJECT /19190AI' <br /> Dear Mr. Minetor: <br /> On Tuesday, August 28, 1990, bids were received and opened for the <br /> above-referenced project. Bids were received from four (4) <br /> different contractors as follows : <br /> • CONTRACTOR BID <br /> 1 . Barber Construction Co. $117, 122 . 00 <br /> 2 . Bituminous Consulting Co. $138,582 .50 <br /> 3 . Glenwood Bridge, Inc. $170, 971 .25 <br /> 4 . Cy-Con Inc. $185, 505 .00 <br /> Engineer' s Estimate $85,000 . 00 -• <br /> All bids were submitted with a proper bid guaranty in the amount of <br /> ten percent ( 10%) of the total amount of the bid as specified in <br /> the Project Manual, with the exception of the Cy-Con Inc . , bid, <br /> which was submitted with a five percent (5%) guaranty. A bid <br /> tabulation was performed to verify the total bid amounts and an <br /> error was found in the bid of Barber Construction. The error <br /> increased the Barber Construction bid by approximately $3,500 . 00, <br /> but did not change the bid order. <br /> In reviewing the bids, a large variation in the total bid prices is <br /> evident. The bids vary by approximately 60% of the low bid amount. <br /> The variation in the bids creates some question as to whether the <br /> project was bid in a stable and competitive bid environment. <br /> The low bid is approximately thirty-five percent ( 35%) greater than <br /> our Engineer's Estimate. We feel that there may be a number of <br /> possible reasons for the high bid prices, as follows : <br /> 111 <br /> AN AFFILIATE OF THE BENNETT.RINGROSE.WOLSFELD.JARVIS.INC..GROUP <br /> DAVID J.BENNETT DONALD VV.RINGROSE RICHARD P WOLSFELD PETER E.JARVIS THOMAS F.CARROLL CRAIG A.AMUNDSEN DONALD E.HUNT MARK G SWENSON <br /> JOHN 8 McNAMARA RICHARD 0.PILGRIM DALE N.BECKMANN DENNIS J.SUTLIFF JEFFREY L.BENSON RALPH C.BLUM DAVID L.GRAHAM GARY J ERICKSON <br /> MINNEAPOLIS DENVER PHOENIX TUCSON ST.PETERSBURG SAN DIEGO <br />