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® 1200 25th Avenue South, P.O. Box 1717,St. Cloud, MN 56302-1717 320.229.4300 320.229!11l- 66 architecture engineering environmental transportation February 27, 2002 RE: Village of St. Anthony Park Pavilion and Restroom Buildings SEH No. A-SANTH0102.00 Mayor and Members of the City Council Attn: Mike Mornson, City Manager City of St. Anthony Village 3301 Silver Lake Road St. Anthony, MN 55418-1699 Dear Mr. Mornson: Bids were opened in the St. Anthony City Hall at 2:00 p.m. on February 19, 2002, for the above- referenced improvement. The project is to be bid and awarded on the basis of a combined bid to construct both buildings at Central Park and Silver Point Park. The low bid was submitted by Thompson Homes Inc. for the combined project amount of $709,875. As a point of reference, the combined construction budget, determined by the Architect's estimate, was $703,097. The breakdown for the bid included $453,096.90 for the construction of the Central Park building, and $256,778.10 for the building in Silver Point Park. We understand that the City of St. Anthony will fund the construction of the Central Park pavilion, while funding for the Silver Point Park building will be provided by the Minnesota DNR. We have reviewed the low bidders' Bid Form, Bid Bond, and supporting documents, and find them to be in order. We also contacted three references provided by Thompson Homes for past construction work. All three references were favorable and very complimentary of Thompson Homes, Inc. As . Thompson Homes, Inc. appears to be a responsive/responsible bidder, we recommend award of this contract to Thompson Homes, Inc. The attached sketch shows how the design of Central Park Pavilion fits into the community. Sincerely, Brad Forbrook, AIA Project Manager sl c: Molly Olivier, NCIDQ H:\SANTH\0102\I-genl\14-corr\L-city recommend bids 022002.doc Short-Elliott-Hendrickson-inc----L---Your—Trusted-Resource Equal-Opportunity-Employer