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.. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS . MEMORANDUM DATE: April 24, 1998 TO: Brian Fritsinger, City Administrator FROM: Dwayne Stafford, Public Works Director ~ SUBJECT: 1998 Street Improvement Project Back~round The City of Arden Hills has followed all of the necessary and required steps to implement the 1998 Street Improvement Project. Nine bids were received and opened on March 5,1998, for the project and T.A. Schifsky and Sons is the low bidder at $679,356.69. This amount includes costs of$58,721.35, for replacing a culvert on Hamline Avenue, replacing a fire hydrant on County Road E, installing a water connection to the New Brighton water system, and trail improvements. ~ T.A. Schifsky and Sons had the 1996 Street Improvement Project, which included Oak and Pascal A venues and McCracken Lane. Although, punch list items took longer than staff would have liked, the quality of work performed was good. . As of Friday morning, April 24'\ 1998, no formal protests that the City is aware of, have been filed against the 1998 Street Improvement Project. Stowe Avenue Issues 1. The New Brighton Public Works Director will be bringing a resolution before the New Brighton City Council concerning Stowe Avenue on April 28'\ 1998. This resolution will identify the City of New Brighton as a 50/50 cost participant in the reconstruction costs of Stowe Avenue and will indicate a future maintenance agreement between the Cities of New Brighton and Arden Hills will be reached by October 1 ", 1998. 2. Ramsey County Senior Traffic Engineer, Tim Mayasich, has provided the City a letter stating the Ramsey County Board will be officially transferring ownership of Stowe Avenue, to the Cities of Arden Hills and New Brighton at the May meeting ofthe Ramsey County Board. The ownership transfer will be retroactive to April 27th, 1998. 3. The City of Arden Hills has been notified that Municipal State Aid Street designation has been approved for Stowe Avenue, thereby making Stowe Avenue eligible for Municipal State Aid funding. Recommendation The City of Arden Hills Public Works Director recommends the City Council adopt Resolution #98-41, accepting the T.A. Schifsky & Sons Bid and Authorizing Execution of the Contract in e the Matter of the 1998 Street Improvement Project subject to receipt of adopted City of New Brighton Resolution #98~32. Attached is a copy the New Brighton resolution.