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'II MINUI'ES OF THE ARDEN HILlS OJUNCIL w::JRKSESSION MONDAY, MAY 21, 1990, 4:30 P.M. - CITY HALL CALL ill ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Sather called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. . ROLL CALL The roll being called the fOllowing members were present: Mayor Thomas Sather, eouncilrnembers Nancy Hansen, Paul Malone and JaIInn Growe. Absent: eouncillrember Thomas Mahowald. Also present: Park Director John Buckley, Public Works SUpervisor Dan Winkel, Clerk Administrator Gary Berger and Deputy Clerk Catherine rago. KEM MIILING; WELL ABlINDONMENI' Mayor Sather referred Council to the well abandonment discussion continued from the 5-14-90 Council meeting. Clerk Administrator Berger explained Paul Goudreault and DaJ:rel Ohman, Delta Environmental Consultants, and John Gilbertson, Bergerson-Caswell, were present to discuss the chan;Je order suhnitted for well abandornnent at the Kern Milling site. Paul Goudreault reviewed well abandornnent operations to date, and current conditions of wells #3 and #4. He noted there was little information available on wells #3 and #4 when the bid specifications were corrq::>iled. Goudreault explained the contractor not only found the wells to I:e deeper than initially estlinated, but also found sand in the l:ottom of the wells which will have to be cleaned-out before proper abandornnent can occur. Mayor Sather questioned the exact cost for abandornnent of wells #3 and #4. . Goudreault estlinated the cost for abandornnent of the four wells at $6,000.00 each; total of approximately $24,000.00. John GiJ..ber+c.Son, representing Bergerson-Caswell, stated he has prepared a cost estimate for the additional work on wells #3 and #4 to accomplish proper abandornnent. There was discussion relative to the differential in the bids received and why two of the bidders quoted higher costs for the abandornnent of the four wells. councilrnernber Hansen commented that most residential wells in this area are deeper than the estimated depth listed in the bid specifications. councilrnernber Malone noted that Delta was hired to prepare specification and receive bids and the chan;Je order represents an allnost 100% in=ease over the original bid quote. He also noted that Delta is ncM requesting additional fees for services which it appears were outlined in their original contract. Goudreault sta.ted that the scope of services have chan;Jed from the original contract entered into with the City; additional services include attendance at meetings, contacting Public Health Services to determine if steps could be eliminated in the state requirements for abandornnent which would save the City money. . Mayor Sather suggested the contractor, Delta Envirornnental and the City share the cost overage in the chan;Je order and additional fees charged by Delta for expanded services. Gilbertson explained it is difficult for a =ntractor to suhnit a bid quote which includes all conditions which could exist; noted he did not expect to find sand in wells #3 and #4 and the depth of the wells is still undetennined until the sand is removed. He suggested charging the City on a "time and lMterials" basis, not to exceed the chan;Je order amount.