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Item No. 6H Type of Business: CA WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Greg Lee, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Resolution No. 5814 Awarding the Construction Contract for the Well Number 2 Building Exterior Restoration Project Meeting Date: August 12, 2002 Background: In an effort to maintain City owned buildings, staff identified a need to perform minor maintenance to the exterior to Well Number 2 and the Booster Station. Discussion: The exterior of Well Number 2 and the Booster Station is composed of brick and mortar. Given the brick construction, over time as a result of weathering, there is a tendency for bricks to fail (crack) and the mortar to become loose and / or fractured. Once this starts, water starts to permeate the structure and accelerates the rate of degradation. It is therefore important from a cost savings standpoint to address such maintenance needs as soon as they are identified. A maintenance project for the exterior of Well Number 2 and the Booster Station was included in the 2002 budget. This included a strategy called “tuck pointing”. This includes repairing joints by regrouting and the replacement of brick as needed. The 2002 Budget identified this as an expense assigned to Water Infrastructure & Equipment Maintenance (Account No. 700-4823-7030) in the amount of $5000.00. Bid Review – As per the City’s purchasing policy for the purchase of Intermediate Purchases (items $5,000 to $50,000) staff went out for quotes. Since this is a somewhat of a specialized process the number of contractors is limited. A total of four contractors were contacted. These are as follows: Stone Construction 784-1950 Fine Art Masonry 413-2487 RSO Custom Concrete 421-3034 Trowel Services Inc. (612)247-6355