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. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS . MEMORANDUM DATE: July 9, 1998 TO: BriaD Fritsinger, City Administrator FROM: Terrance Post, City ACCouDtant@ SUBJECT: 1998 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program Backfround Beginning in the winter of 1996-1997, the City of Arden Hills began a progTam of televising sanitary sewer lines to identify cleaning, structural and inflow/infiltration system weaknesses. Rather than address every maintenance item identified in the videotape review, a "worst first" operating policy of addressing problems was adopted. During the 1998 Budget review process, it was estimated that such rehabilitation program expenditures would total $75,000. At the March 30, 1998 regular work session, council authorized the City Engineer to develop a 1998 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program. Council was advised at the May 26, 1998 regular council meeting, repairs would be approximately $110,000. At this meeting, council directed . staff to proceed with obtaining bids for the proposed scope OfWOTk. Bid Alternate #1 In addition to the scope of structural repairs identified at the May 26,1998 meeting, staffalso had concerns about the future integrity of a 200 foot section of corrugated metal pipe located in a wetland area near the southeast comer of Charles Perry Park. The rehabilitation of this pipeline segment was included as a bid alternate. Rid Results The apparent low bidder for the base contract was Infratech at $95,557.25. The Infratech bid for Bid Alternate #1 was $31,013.00. Enclosed is a July 7, 1998 memo from City Engineer Greg Brown describing the bid results and documenting his rationale for supporting Bid Alternate #1. Recommendation Staffrecommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. 98-50, accepting the Infrastructure Technologies, Inc. bid for the 1998 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program and Alternate #1 in the total amount of$126,570.25. .