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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING <br /> 16 MAY 10 , 1993 <br /> 3 PAGE 5 <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Mr . Madigan advised that this firm has not previously worked <br /> 6 in St . Anthony Village but his firm has worked on projects <br /> 7 with W. B. Miller , Inc . and found their work satisfactory . He <br /> 8 also noted that they are a well established and reputable <br /> 9 contractor . <br /> 10 <br /> 11 - Mr . Madigan reviewed all parts of the project which numbered <br /> 12 six . They are Rankin Road overlay , Croft Drive overlay, 31st <br /> 13 Avenue reconstruction , Croft Drive reconstruction , storm sewer <br /> 14 improvements and watermain improvements . <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Mr . Madigan compared the project costs for each project <br /> 17 between the feasibility study and the low bid received . All of <br /> 18 the bid costs are lower than those in the feasibility study <br /> 19 projected estimates . <br /> 20 <br /> 21 He noted that costs for the Coolidge Street and 27th Avenue <br /> 22 relocation project were included in the bid but were not <br /> 23 included in the comparison costs as the costs are not being <br /> 24 assessed . <br /> 25 <br /> 26 There was some discussion regarding what materials should be <br /> used for the storm sewer . Mr . Madigan stated, his firm would <br /> recommend using polyethylene (HDPE) pipe as there would be a <br /> 29 considerable cost savings realized. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 The project scheduled was reviewed from the time the bids were <br /> 32 received until the construction was complete . <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Mr . Madigan had hoped the bids would have come in lower but <br /> 35 felt the time delay of two weeks accounted for the increase . <br /> 36 He recommended that the bids for 1994 projects go out in <br /> 37 February of that year rather than later . <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Mr. Madigan contacted eleven other municipalities regarding <br /> 40 their assessment -policies . Each one of them differed in the <br /> 41 percentages they paid and one city assessed at 100% . <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Members of the Council had questions regarding the costs <br /> 44 differences between concrete and bituminous . Mr . Madigan <br /> 45 advised that neither Minneapolis nor St . Paul nor any other <br /> 46 metropolitan suburb is putting in concrete. He showed graphs <br /> 47 which tracked costs over a fifty year period for concrete and <br /> 48 bituminous . Over a long period of time concrete and its <br /> 49 maintenance is less expensive than bituminous . <br /> 50 <br /> • <br />