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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />DATE: September 26, 2016 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Sue Iverson, Interim City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Andy Brotzler, Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Bethel Trail Project – Engineering Services <br /> <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Accept proposal from Elfering & Associates in the amount of $16,450.00 for Schedule 1 – <br />Preliminary Design of the Bethel Trail project. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The City of Arden Hills has committed to constructing a trail connection between Bethel <br />University’s two campus locations by the end of 2018. While a portion of the trail has been <br />constructed with previous projects, the segment between the main campus entrance on Snelling <br />Avenue to Freeway Park remains to be designed and constructed. Past engineering studies <br />indicate the trail location to be located along the west side of Snelling Avenue and the south side <br />of County Road E. <br /> <br />At the August 8 meeting, the City Council authorized staff to issue a Request for Proposals <br />(RFP) to five firms from the engineering pool. The RFP was issued in August and proposals <br />were received from four firms. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />The RFP requested that the engineering firms provide proposals for three phases of work: <br />Schedule 1 – Preliminary Design, Schedule 2 – Final Design, and Schedule 3 – Construction <br />Services. This allows for the City Council to approve each phase separately or combined. <br /> <br />Staff has reviewed the proposals and is recommending that the City Council accept the proposal <br />for Schedule 1 – Preliminary Design that is presented by Elfering & Associates. A summary of <br />the proposals is shown in the following table: <br /> <br /> CONSENT ITEM – 5F <br /> <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />