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. . . ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JUNE 28, 2004 6 Mayor Aplikowski asked if Arnt Construction had done projects for the City prior to the 2003 PMP project. Mr. Brown replied they had done work for the City years ago, but nothing recently. He noted part of the issue in the delay ofthe 2003 PMP project last year was Xcel Energy's delay in relocating the private utilities. Mayor Aplikowski asked if Forest Lake Construction had worked the City recently. Mr. Brown replied they had done a project in 1998 for the City and they were also a reputable firm. Mayor Aplikowski asked if they always had to take the lowest bid. Ms. Wolfe replied it was the lowest responsible bidder, but she did not know all the specifics ofthe definition of a responsible bidder. Mr. Brown replied both contractors were good contractors. Mayor Aplikowski stated apparently Arnt Construction did not have a cash flow issue and they needed some other leverage to get the 2003 PMP project completed. She requested staff to work on this with Arnt Construction and possibly send a letter signed by her regarding this issue. Councilmember Grant asked if they generally held five percent on a project. Mr. Brown replied that was correct, and they were withholding over $100,000 for the 2003 PMP project. Councilmember Grant asked how much it would cost to complete the Association punch list. Mr. Brown replied the cost for the Association punch list only would be less than $1,000. Ms. Swanson stated there was a two-page typed punch list of which 8 or 10 items were for the Lake Josephine Hills Association and those were the items she was concerned about. Mr. Brown stated the contractor was out last week working on the punch list, but they were working at a slow pace. Conncilmember Larson asked if the City was at a disadvantage because they waited too long into the season for requesting bids. Mr. Brown stated this could have led to some of the increase in cost because the contractor's schedules were filling up by the time the City requested bids. Councilmember Larson stated he did not believe they should delay action on this tonight but he wanted to see a condition added that the payment on the first payment request for the 2004 PMP would be delayed until the 2003 PMP project punch list was completed. Councilmember Grant encouraged staffthat the specifications are written so they did not run into the same issue with concrete as they did for the 2003 PMP project. MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Rem seconded a motion to award the 2004 Pavement Management Program for the Edgewater Neighborhood to Arnt Construction Company, Inc. for a total amount of$1,059,189.76 subject to the following condition: The first pay