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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 9, 2014 Page 6 2 City Engineer Messner presented the proposed municipal fiber optic installation project and 3 stated the project extends fiber from City Hall to the public works building, from public works to 4 Silver Lake Village Liquors, from City Hall to Market Place Liquors, and from City Hall to the 5 fire station. He stated the project would help establish and maintain a robust technological 6 foundation for the City and eliminate dependency on existing service providers with a goal to 7 eliminate potential increasing rates to the City. He explained the project will expand and ensure 8 current capabilities of the Police Department's record management system, liquor store inventory 9 management and security system management, City Hall records management, and park facility 10 management, including security systems and video surveillance. He advised that bids were 1 I opened on August 28, 2014, with a low bid from AEI Construction, Inc., in the amount of 12 $203,452.95 and the project will be funded primarily through a loan from the Water Filtration 13 Fund. He stated the project is scheduled to begin in October 2014 with substantial completion 14 the end of November 2014. 15 16 Councilmember Roth asked if the City has had any experience with AEI Construction. 17 18 City Engineer Messner replied that the City has not worked with AEI Construction, but noted 19 that the company's more common name is Arvig Construction and the City of Roseville has 20 done a lot of work with them and they are a well-known company in the industry. 21 22 Councilmember Roth noted that the engineer's estimate was approximately $300,000 and 23 suggested that some of the future phases be added to take advantage of economies of scale, given 24 the lower than expected bid received from AEI. 25 26 Mr. Bill Volna, 3501 Coolidge, approached the City Council and stated he works with a 27 company dedicated to protecting the national power grid and discussed a phenomenon called 28 electro magnetic pulse (EMP) from a solar flare that would shut down all electronics and their 29 company works on special enclosures that can protect electronics from EMP. He stated that fiber 30 optics is immune to EMP if the structure on each end is thoroughly protected. 31 32 Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to adopt Resolution 14- 33 060; a Resolution Ordering Improvements and Awarding a Bid for the 2014 Municipal Fiber 34 Optic Installation Project to AEI Construction, Inc., in the amount of $203,452.95. 35 36 Motion carried unanimously. 37 38 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 39 40 City Manager Casey reported that the website contains a project information sheet about the 41 LED pedestrian safety improvements at Kenzie Terrace and 27th. He stated this project would 42 provide a flashing in -pavement signal similar to the LED signal adjacent to City Hall 43 44 Councilmember Roth — no report. 45 46 Councilmember Stille — no report. 47