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C7 <br />• <br />September 23, 2003 <br />Ms. Michelle Wolfe <br />City Administrator <br />City of Arden Hills <br />1245 West Highway 96 <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br />RE: Lift Station #7 Rehabilitation <br />Kartb Lake Pumping Station <br />Dear Ms. Wolfe, <br />AGENDA ITEM 5.B <br />Bids were received and opened for the above -referenced project on September 18, 2003. Bids were received from <br />three (3) contractors. The tabulated bid outcome is as follows: <br />Contractor <br />I Jay Bros., Inc. <br />2. Barbarossa & Sons Inc. <br />3. Magney Construction Inc. <br />Engineer's Estimate <br />A: Lift Station #7 <br />B: Karth Lake <br />Total Amount <br />$134,073.00 <br />$98,699.50 <br />$232,772.50 <br />$148,515.00 <br />$105,180.00 <br />$253,695.00 <br />$173,839.00 <br />$120,834.00 <br />$294,673.00 <br />$118,000.00 <br />$84,000.00 <br />$202,000.00 <br />All bids had proper bid guarantees in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid as required by the Project <br />Manual. A copy of the bid tabulation is attached for your information. <br />Jay Bros., Inc submitted the low bid with a total bid amount of $232,772.50. The low bid is approximately $35,000 <br />(15%) more than the Engineer's Estimate. With regard to Lift Station #7, the bid items for the lift station wet well <br />and the pump system produced the majority of the increase when compared to the Engineer's Estimate. With <br />regard to Karth Lake, the bid items for electrical control system and the submersible pump produced the majority of <br />the increase in costs. We feel that while these costs are over the Engineer's Estimate they do reflect a competitive <br />bid in the current marketplace based on the unique conditions of these two sites. In both instances the Contractor <br />indicated that their prices resulted from the difficulty in accessing the two sites and limiting their impact to the <br />existing vegetation in Cummings Park and on the Presbyterian Homes property. <br />The Engineer has direct experience working with the low bidder, Jay Bros., Inc. including the Reconstruction of <br />Lift Station #3 on Lake Johanna Boulevard and most recently the 2003 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation project which <br />included the reconstruction of Lift Station #5 and #2. The Engineer is confident that Jay Bros., Inc. is capable of <br />successfully completing the work included with this project. <br />• <br />