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-6- Selection of Engineer for Foss Road Lift Station Replacement Deferred • In his November 12th memorandum, Public Works Director Hamer had suggested it might be more cost effective to retain Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. to update their 1979 evaluation of the above project than to have another firm do the preliminary studies. Mr. Hamer had also reported that the engineer's recommendation upon which the City had made adjustments in the lift station in 1979 had not corrected the problem with the curve, capacity or condition of the pumps, controls, dry wells, etc. Mr. Childs indicated staff knew the Council was not too happy with the past performance of the engineering firm, but the Public Works Director was more comfortable with having them do this job after talking to Mr. Christopherson who would be in charge of the project. The Manager said Mr. Hamer had also taken into consideration the fact that much of the pertinent background information had been developed by Short-Elliott-Hendrickson. Council Reaction Ranallo - indicted he had never been happy with the engineering firm because of their "ineptness" on other City projects as well as the lift station; wondered what it would cost to have another engineering firm do the study. Enrooth - said he wasn't certain the City should spend as much as $4,500 to $5,000 to have another firm do the study if the same information could be provided by Short-Elliott-Hendrickson for $2,500. • Makowske - said if Mr. Hamer was comfortable with having Mr. Christopherson take responsibility for the study, she had no problem with staying with that firm but would have no objections to seeking proposals from other engineering firms. Marks - agreed that considering the problems the City had with the firm, it would not be inappropriate to at least check out other firms to see if the study couldn't- be done without too much additional expense. Sundland - agreed that having Mr. VanWormer take over the St. Anthony Boulevard reconstruction had certainly changed the aspects of that project for the better; indicated he would have no objections to soliciting other proposals since Mr. Childs had said waiting another month would not be a major problem. Mr. Childs said in the interim he would research Happy Potato Chip's impact on the station as requested by Councilmember Enrooth. Council Action Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Makowske to table action on the Short-Elliott-Hend- rickson, Inc. proposal to develop a feasibility and cost study on the replacement of the Foss Road Lift Station and to direct staff to solicit proposals from • other engineering firms to do the study. Motion carried unanimously.