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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 8, 2001 14 MOTION: Councilmember Aplikowski moved and Councilmember Rem seconded a motion to award the base bid amount for the 2001 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project to Gridor Construction, Inc. for the total base bid amount of $302,484.00. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). E. Water Towers, Recommendation to Accept Proposal for Maintenance Mr. Stafford explained the City had two water towers that supplied water for the City. The City has a 1,000,000-gallon tower south ofI-694 on Red Fox Road and a 500,000-gallon tower north ofI-694 on the north end of Fernwood Road near the Friskies Plant. The City has these towers inspected every eight years for structural or coating failures. In the spring, 2000, AEC Engineering of Minneapolis, a company that specialized in water storage facilities, inspected the north tower. The AEC inspection report for the north water tower indicated the tower was in good condition. AEC identified areas where spot repairs of the tank coating, both inside and out were recommended. The estimated costs for the recommended repairs to the North tower were $11,500.00 plus an additional $9,200.00 for AEC Engineers specifications for the repairs and inspection costs. The south water tower was inspected in 1996 with follow-up repairs made in 1997. This tower was also in good condition and only minor coating repairs were made. An exposed ladder on the interior of the tower support structure provides access to the top of the south tower. Public Works employees have long sought a safety cage surrounding the ladder, which would bring the ladder up to OSHA standards. AEC estimated it would cost $7,000.00 to install a steel safety cage around the ladder that climbers could lean back and rest against. Additional costs for specifications and inspection of the cage installation were estimated to be $3,000.00, bringing the total costs for the south tower ladder cage to approximately $10,000.00. Mr. Stafford stated staff had budgeted $42,500.00 for water tower engineering and maintenance in 2001. Mr. Stafford recommended that Council authorize staff to accept the proposal from AEC Engineering to provide the City with the scope of work identified in the AEC proposal, but not limited to: 1. Specifications for the project; 2. Bid administration; 3. Necessary forms and documents; 4. Field inspection; 5. Recommendation to the City to accept the project. Staff would then proceed with the necessary work to begin the project. Mayor Probst asked if total estimated cost was $37,700.00 against budgeted amount of $42,500.00. Mr. Stafford replied affirmatively.