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RESOLUTION 10003 <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 changeout program and provide Staff with further <br />direction to complete the water meter changeout project; and <br />WHEREAS, Staff received a change order from Winwater to complete the water <br />meter changeout 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; and <br />WHEREAS, Staff and Winwater evaluated the progress of the program and <br />recommending the change order #3 with an end date of December 31, 2024. Beginning <br />January 1, 2025, the water meter replacement project will be facilitated by Public Works <br />Department; and <br />The Mounds View Vision <br />A Thriving Desirable Community <br />