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RESOLUTION 9974 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />APPROVING A CHANGE ORDER FOR THE CITY WIDE WATER METER <br />REPLACEMENT PROJECT <br />WHEREAS, one of the most important services provided by Public Works is a <br />reliable source of drinking water for the community; and <br />WHEREAS, water meters were last replaced in 1996-97 and in 2007-08 the meter <br />readers were replaced; and <br />WHEREAS, Commercial meters are, in some cases, are over 40 years old and <br />the water meters located in the multi -family units should be compound meters, in order <br />to capture low water flows in these units, but the majority are not; and <br />WHEREAS, Council approved Resolution 9767 on June 12, 2023, awarding a <br />contract to Milbank Winwater Works to facilitate the City water meter replacement <br />project; and <br />WHEREAS, during the April 1, 2024 Work Session, the Council discussed the <br />replacement of the water service valves, these are valves typically on each side of the <br />meter; and <br />WHEREAS, during the August 5, 2024 Work Session, the Council discussed <br />several options to finish out the meter change out program and provide Staff with further <br />direction to complete the water meter change out project; and <br />WHEREAS, Staff received a change order from Winwater to complete the water meter <br />change out program: <br />1) Contracted price to replace water meters of $81.18/each <br />2) Contracted price to replace the valves $185.00/each <br />3) Goal to complete the meter replacement project will be October 31, 2024 <br />WHEREAS, the funding for these repairs is not budgeted and would come from <br />the Drinking Water fund, 700-4823-7030, which includes $1,375,000.00 for <br />Commercial/Residential Water Meter replacement. <br />