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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—MAY 12, 2014 7 Assistant City Engineer Anderson noted that bids were opened on Thursday, April 17, 2014. There were a total of eight bids received. The bids ranged from $1,766,605.41 to $2,073,963.39. The following provides the bidder's name and their total bid: Meyer Contracting, Inc. $1,766,605.41 Valley Paving, Inc. 1,826,883.05 Northwest Asphalt 1,881,398.19 Forest Lake Contracting, Inc. 1,882,203.00 North Valley Inc. 1,929,408.71 Carl Bolander& Sons, Co. 1,931,081.20 T.A. Schifsky and Sons, Inc. 2,045,093.60 ASTECH, Corp. 2,073,963.39 Assistant City Engineer Anderson reported that the lowest bid was submitted by Meyer Contracting, Inc., who has not worked for Arden Hills in the past; however, they were a subcontractor on the I-694 project and did work on some of the City utilities with that project. Elfering and Associates has contacted references relative to Meyer Contracting, Inc. and their performance on other similar projects find these references to be good. A letter from Elfering and Associates summarizing the findings from their reference checks was included in the agenda packet. Assistant City Engineer Anderson explained that the Council should hold the Assessment Hearing first. Staff is prepared to make a presentation summarizing the project and the assessment process. After the Assessment Hearing is closed, Council should consider adopting Resolution 2014-027 Adopting the Assessment Roll for the Round Lake Road Area Improvement with any changes that they deem appropriate. Following that, Council should consider adopting Resolution 2014-028 Awarding the Contract for the Round Lake Road Area Improvement to Meyer Contracting, Inc., in the amount of$1,766,605.41. Assistant City Engineer Anderson indicated that any objections to the proposed assessments would have to be provided to the City Council this evening. Mayor Grant requested comments from the public. Michael Vaughan, Vice President of Arden Towers at 1777 Gateway Boulevard, explained that he presented the City with a letter objecting to his assessment. He thanked the Council for their thoughtful consideration of his objection and requested that his assessment amount be reduced. He looked forward to working with the Council and staff to resolve this matter. Councilmember Holden asked what size building could be built on this lot. Mr. Vaughan reported that the lot is eight acres but that it has poor access and topography issues that would require a great deal of grading. These issues reduce the viability of developing this site. Councilmember McClung questioned if Mr. Vaughan was aware of the value of his property.