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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 8, 2001 12 varied greatly because this work could become labor intensive. Although this work should be completed fairly soon, it was not required to be completed with the lift station reconstruction. Bid Alternative #1 was included with this project in order to solicit construction costs and accomplish the work if budget allowed. The bid prices were higher than expected for this work and it was not a necessary component in the reconstruction of lift station #8. Therefore, the Engineer recommended that Bid Alternative #1 not be included in this project and be completed separate from this contract at a later date either by a separate contract or with City forces, under a pavement management program, or with the following year's sanitary sewer program. Mr. Brown explained Bid Alternative #2 included about 22,000 linear feet of sanitary sewer cleaning and televising. The average price of the three bids was approximately 17% higher than the Engineer's estimate and budget of $25,000.00. The Engineer's estimate was based on bid prices of previous sanitary cleaning and televising projects. The work associated with Bid Alternative #2 was not necessary for the reconstruction of lift station #8. Because the bid prices for Bid Alternative #2 were higher than expected and were not necessary to the reconstruction of lift station #8, the Engineer recommendation that Bid Alterative #2 not be included with this project and be bid as a separate project at a later date. Mr. Brown stated although he did not have any direct experience with Gridor Construction, Inc., the contractor had supplied him with a resume and an extensive list of references for projects of this nature. The Engineer had checked the references and was confident that Gridor Construction was capable of successfully completing this project. The City Engineer recommended the award of the Base Bid for the 2001 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project to Gridor Construction, Inc. for the total base bid amount of $302,484.00. Both Bid Alternative from all Contractors were higher than estimate based on previous cost of projects with the same elements. Therefore, the City Engineer recommended not awarding Bid Alternative #1 or Bid Alternative #2. Councilmember Aplikowski asked where was the closest location Gridor Construction had done work. Mr. Brown replied Gridor Construction had done work all over the Twin Cities, as well as work for the Metropolitan Council. He stated all of the people he had spoken with had nothing but good things to say about their work. In addition, because this is all Gridor Construction does, it gave him a high level of confidence. Mr. Stafford stated he had a list of projects Gridor Construction had completed since 1992, and they were all over the upper Midwest, including work done for the Metropolitan Council. Mayor Probst asked if Bid Alternative #1 allowed them to do other things, as allowed by staff. Mr. Brown replied that was correct. In Bid Alternative #1 it might come in cheaper than estimated, but it turned out the rehab work came in higher in the base bid and therefore, there was not enough left for the bid alternatives. Mayor Probst asked if the work in the Ingerson area would still be done. Mr. Brown stated this could be bid next year, which would allow it to be done properly. It was not critical this project be done this year, and it did not need to be done right away.