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Item No. 9M <br />Meeting Date: August 9, 2004 <br />Type of Business: CA <br />WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; <br />CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business <br />City Administrator Review _______ <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Greg Lee, Director of Public Works <br /> <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution No. 6326 Approving a Contract Award <br />for the 2004 to 2007 Sanitary Sewer Root <br />Abatement Project <br /> <br />Background: <br />Annually, the City budgets funds to finance root removal in the City’s sanitary <br />sewer system. This program was started several years ago to address problem <br />areas where roots have grown into the sewer pipes and significantly reduced <br />their capacity. <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />The City physically removes the roots by sawing them with a special circular saw. <br />Bids are then received and a contractor is hired to chemically treat the inside of <br />the pipe to prevent continued root growth (foam treatment). <br /> <br />For the last four years the City has contracted annually with Duke’s Root Control, <br />Incorporated. To take advantage of Duke’s current low bid prices and to save <br />administrative cost, Staff sought bids for the next four years. <br /> <br />The Public Works Department solicited bids from several companies. As of this <br />date, a total of three (3) bids have been received. <br /> <br />A summary of the bids / quotes as follows: <br />Year <br /> 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total <br />Mr. Rooter <br />Price per foot $2.06 $2.13 $2.20 $2.27 $86,600* <br /> <br />Visu-Sewer Clean & Seal Inc. <br />Price per foot $1.57 $1.57 $1.65 $1.65 $64,400* <br /> <br />Duke’s Root Control Inc. <br />Price per foot $1.01 $1.04 $1.07 $1.10 $42,200*