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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - OCTOBER 12, 1999 5 . Mr. Brown advised that the City Engineer recommends approval of payment request #6 in the amount of $30,698.44 to Forest Lake Contracting. A retainage of 5 percent is being hcld for the project. Mayor Probst asked if the project would be completed under budget. Mr. Brown stated that, although there was some additional work to be completed, he did anticipate the project being completed approximately $20,000 to $30,000 under budget. MOTION: Councilmember Malone moved and Councilmember Larson seconded a motion to approve payment request #6 in the amount of $30,698.44 to Forest Lake Contracting. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). C. Payment Request #1, McClung Drive/Arden Manor Park, Nadeau Utility, Inc. Mr. Brown explained that the City Council had before it pay request #1 for Nadeau Utility, Inc. for the McClung Drive/ Arden Manor Park project. The pay request represented work accomplished primarily at Arden Manor Park. The work accomplished thus far had been good. The City Engineer had some concerns about Nadeau Utility, Inc., however, the Contractor has proven to be diligent. Grading work at Arden Manor Park has been substantially completed and the basketball court surfacing was scheduled to occur October 7, 1999. The contractor has constructed the concrete . pad and footings for the new pavilion, which will be delivered and installed in approximately four weeks. The entire project should be substantially completed within one week, with the exception of the park shelter installation. Work along the McClung Drive ditch has begun, including the construction of a new wooden skimmer adjacent to a pond outlet. As part of the ditch maintenance project, the contractor was able to perform some emergency work which had been discovered as part of a culvert replacement. The culvert had eroded substantially since last spring and the contractor was able to expand the scope of work to include this replacement. Mr. Brown advised tllat the City Engineer recommends approval of pay request # I in the amount of$94,405.68 to Nadeau Utility, Inc. A retainage of 5 percent was being hcld for the project. Councilmember Malone asked if the paperwork for tile land transfer at Arden Manor Mobile Home Park had been completed. Mr. Post stated that Mr. Husnik was having difficulties finding the abstract for the title. City staff had contacted Attorney Filla and was informed that there were other ways to reconstruct the abstract. The cost to prepare this secondary document will be the responsibility ofMr. Husnik. Councilmember Malone stated that be wanted to ensure that this issue was not forgotten. MOTION: Councilmember Malone moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a . motion to approve payment request #1 in the amount of $94,405.68 to Nadeau Utility, Inc. The motion carried unanimously (5-0).