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Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 4-9-90 , Page 3 BIDS (Cont'd) Malone moved, se=rxied by Mahowald, to award the bid for . removal of the six (6) underground storage tanks to the lowest responsible bidder, HRS Construction, Inc., of LDretto, MN, based on their bid of $15,800.00 and pending satisfactory reference checks. Motion carried unanimously. (3-0) QUOTE; ASBES'IDS Council was referred to a memorandum from the Clerk ABATEMENT, KEM Administrator dated 4-6-90 and a letter from Delta MILLING SITE Environmental Consultants dated 4-5-90 , relative to the quotes received for asbestos abatement at the Rem Milling site. - The Clerk Administrator explained Delta Environmental is recommending acceptance of the quote received from Gynyx, Inc., in the amount of $12,880.00. He referred to Delta's letter which identifies the fact that one of the low bidders had been cited by MPCA, one did not return the citation form and it is not ]mown if the company has been cited for any reason and the third low quote is approx:iJnately 50% percent less than the average quote for the project. Berger explained he was informed by Kristi Jensen of Delta that given the complexity of the project, the quote receive:l by Environet, Inc. may not be sufficient to ensure quality completion of the project in a timely fashion. Couneilmember Malone asked a representative from Delta to outline the concerrlS regarding the Environet Inc. quote. Darryl Ohman and Kristi Jensen were present and explained that based on past . experience and discussions with other contractors it appears the average length of time to complete this project would be ten days. Jensen stated Environet est:iJnated the time of completion between three and four days; it appears they may not be taking all factors of the project into consideration. Attorney Filla questioned if the specifications on which the quotes were based were specific in identifying the need for electricity, lack of accessibility of potable water and the need for security. Jensen stated the need for electricity was specified several times in the specifications and was listed in bold print. Couneilmember Mahowald questioned what recourse the City will have in the event the job is unsatisfactory. Attorney Filla advised the City may request a performance borxi in the amount of the quote which will be utilized in the event the job is unsatisfactory. There was discussion relative to phasing of the demolition project. Malone moved, se=rxied by Mahowald, to award the bid for asbestos abatement to Environet, Inc., in the amount of $6,584. 00, contingent upon suhnission of a performance bond in the a:rrount of the bid being provided to the City on or before April 13, 1990, and that the Clerk Administrator is hereby authorized to award the bid to the next qualified bidder, Gynyx, Inc., in the . event Environet is unable to provide the performance bond. Motion carried unanimously. (3-0) AWARD BID; cmmcil was referred to a memorandum from Park Director DISEASED TREE Buckley dated 4-5-90, relative to the bid received for REMNAL the 1990 diseased tree removal contract. ----------- ----