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. Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 4-9-90 Page 3 BIDS (Cont'd) Malone moved, seconded by Mahowald, to award the bid for removal of the six (6) underground storage tanks to the lowest resp:>nsible bidder, HRS Construction, Inc;, of Loretto, MN, based on their bid of $15,800.00 and pending satisfactory reference checks. Motion carried unanimously. (3-0) QrmE; ASBESI'OS ABAT.El>1ENl', KEM MILLING SITE Council was referred to a memorandum from the Clerk Administrator dated 4-6-90 and a letter from Delta Envirornnental Consultants dated 4-5-90,relative to the quotes received for asl:estos abatement at the Kern Milling site. 'Ihe Clerk Administrator explained Delta Environmental is recornmen:iing 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 fonn and it is not known if the company has been cited for any reason and the third low quote is approximately 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 received by Environet, Inc. :may not be sufficient to ensure quality completion of the project in a timely fashion. Councilmember Malone asked a representative from Delta to outline the concerns regarding the Environet Inc. quote. . Darryl OhrPan 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:i1nated 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 told print. CouncilJnember Mahowald questioned what recourse the City will have in the event the job is unsatisfactory. Attorney Filla advised the City may request a perfODl'aIlce tond in the amount of the quote which will be utilized in the event the job is unsatisfactory. 'Ihere was discussion relative to phasing of the demolition project. Malone moved, seconded by Mahowald, to award the bid for asbestos abatement to Environet, Inc., in the amount of $6,584. 00, contingent upon sul:xnission of a performance tond in the amount 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 tond. Motion carried unanimously. (3-0) . AWARD BID; DISEASED TREE REM:lVAL Council was referred to a memorandum from Park Director Buckley dated 4-5-90, relative to the bid received for the 1990 diseased tree removal contract.