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e e e ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL -JULY 3 I, 2006 6 Water Commissioners approved it. The previous contract was a twenty-year contract. The new contract is also for twenty years. She recommended Council approve the contract for water services between the City of Roseville and the City of Arden Hills. MOTION: Councilmember Pellegrin moved and Councilmember Larson seconded a motion to approve the contract for water services between the City of Rosevil1e and the City of Arden Hills. The motion carried unanimously (4- 0). G. Motion to Approve Chanl!e Order #2 Amt Construction in the amount 0($15,000 for the 2006 PMP Proiect Ms. Giga stated construction for the 2006 PMP improvement project has begun. Residents have continued to express concerns regarding the preservation of trees and the overall integrity of the neighborhood. Staff has responded to these concerns by making some adjustments to the proposed utility work on the plans, and shifting alignments where possible to avoid additional tree removal. With the revisions, most trees of concern can be protected. However, the contractor has expressed a concern about the revisions, particularly at the Siems Court and Arden Place intersection. The proposed storm sewer is extremely deep in this intersection. When installed, the depth of the storm sewer will expose many of the existing utilities in the intersection, including the watermain. Given the age and material of the pipe, the contractor is concerned about having "live" watermain exposed while their crews are working underneath it. The contractor is proposing to provide temporary water service to 15 homes in the Siems Court cul-de-sac while the intersection work is completed, this would enable them to shut offthe watermain providing a safer work environment for the crew installing the storm sewer. The contractor has quoted the price for this work to be $313,420. She indicated the amount of the change order would be charged to the Water Fund. She recommended Council approve Change Order #2 for the 2006 PMP project, not to exceed $13,420.00. Councilmember Holden asked what the definition of temporary was. Ms. Giga responded it would be for the duration it took them to get through the intersection, possibly a week. Councilmember Holden asked when they were bidding on this did they not have any information to show the watermains were at this depth. Ms. Giga responded this came up when they were reviewing the plans with the contractor and after they had made revisions to the plans per the residents' requests. Councilmember Larson asked if there was a way to minimize the cost by making a connection back to the service line. He believed it was expensive to reconnect each individual home. Ms. Giga responded they were looking at ways to reduce the cost and this was the quote given by the contractor, but noted it could be just as expensive if not more expensive to reconnect the service line.