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. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEHEANDtlM DATE: May 5, 1992 TO: Mayor and city council W FIlCH: catherine J. 1890, 1\cting clerk 1\dministrator SUBJECT: Final PaYJ1!SI1t for COntractor - Cleveland Avenue Lift station Improvement Project No. SS-W-89-1 - Attached is a letter fram Larnetti and Sons, Inc. dated April 16 and 30, requesting final payment for the Cleveland Avenue Lift station Improvement Project No. SS-W-89-1 in the amount of $9,661. 62. Also attached is a letter dated April 30 to an enployee of Mr". Iametti outlining a conversation with City staff and which Mr". Larnetti has signed, agreeing not to charge the City amrued interest for this project. In conversation with Engineer Berry Peters of SEH, he has indicated that the contractor has completed the four items that needed to be corrected on this project, as per his letter dated October 9, 1990, and he . recormnends Council accept the i1lIprovement and approve the final payment to the contractor. '!he renaining issues to be addressed on this project are the electrical connection, and costs for such connection and final payment to SElL Accountant Terry Post suggested review of the original contract to verify the percentage and determine if the "punch list" items should be included as part of the percentage charge fram SEH. In conversation with BarJ::y Peters, he advised me the percentage fee only includes the Engineer costs for inspections during the project and not the "other staff" inspection fees, which are charged at an hourly rate. BarJ::y also recalled that staff discussed deleting the electrical connection for the lift station until such time as the Hagen parcel was developed and then charging the entire connection cost to Hagen or negotiating a 50/50 split between the City and the developer. Also attached are Engineer Graham I s memoranchnn and letter fram NSP relating to the electrical connection costs. REDJMMENDATION: Based on the above information, staff recarmnends payment to Larnetti and Sons, Inc. for the project. Council may also wish to consider final payment to SEll in the amount of . $5,972.05 to cover the project percentage fees ($5,442.93) and inspections on the "punch list" items (549.12).