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CONSENT ITEM — 7G <br />-iZR�EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: May 8, 2023 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />FROM: David Swearingen, P.E. Public Works Director / City Engineer <br />SUBJECT: Ramsey County Lexington Avenue Reconstruct — City Watermain Replacement <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />$1,010,000 $1,030,000 PIR, State Bond, LRIP Grant, <br />Assessments, Water Fund <br />Council Should Consider <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br />Supplemental Agreement with Ramsey County to the Cooperative Agreement, PUBW- <br />2020- 1 OR, in the amount of $20,000 for the Ramsey County Lexington Avenue <br />Reconstruct Project related to vac -truck excavation charges and the City's watermain <br />replacement. <br />Background/Discussion <br />On November 23, 2020, the City Council entered into a Cooperative and Maintenance <br />Agreement for the Lexington Avenue Improvements with Ramsey County (PUBW-2020-1OR). <br />The project consists of reconstructing Lexington Avenue between County Road E and Interstate <br />Highway 694, including improvements to streets, sidewalks, traffic signals, water main, storm <br />sewer and other infrastructure located within the project corridor. On October 25, 2021, City <br />Council adopted Resolution 2021-060 to approve the plans and specifications for the project. <br />During the 2022 construction season, the contractor installing the watermain was forced to use <br />extra means of excavating the trench for the watermain installation by using a vac -truck. Time <br />and material were reported as: <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />