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�;.� EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: July 12, 2010 <br />TO: �Ionorable Mayor and City Council Members <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br />FROM: Kristine Giga, Civil Engineer <br />Michelle Olson, Parks and Recreation Manager <br />SUBJECT: CP Rail Bridge Trail Crossing Proj ect- Award Bid and Construction <br />Engineering Services <br />Back�round <br />On May 24, 2010, the City Council approved the plans and specifications for the CP Rail <br />Bridge Trail Crossing Proj ect and ordered advertisement for bids. Bids were solicited <br />during June and early July. The bids were opened on Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Based <br />on the bids received, staff recommends awarding the proj ect. � <br />Discussion <br />Based on past practice, the City Council has awarded the contract to the lowest <br />responsible bidder. In the case of the CP Rail Bridge Trail Crossing Proj ect, the lowest <br />bidder is Blackstone Contractors, of Corcoran, Minnesota. <br />Financial Implications <br />. <br />Constructlon: <br />We received seven bids for the proj ect. The low bid submitted by Blackstone <br />Contractors, $312,587.27, is 11% lower than the engineer's construction estimate of <br />$350,175.75 and 1% higher than the budgeted amount of $310,000. The engineer's <br />estimate was higher than the budgeted amount due to modi� cations requested by the <br />railroad during final design. The following is a list of the bids received: <br />�IDDER AMOUNT <br />B lackstone Contractors $ 312, 5 8 7.27 <br />Lametti & Sons, Inc. $ 312,910.00 <br />Engineering and Construction Innovation, <br />$ 324,203.00 <br />Inc. <br />Veit & Company, Inc. $ 333,075.72 <br />Global Specialty Contractors, Inc. $ 350,305.00 <br />City Council Meeting <br />\�1Vletro-inet.us\ardenhills�PR&PW�Engineering\Council_Actions�2010\7-12- l OMemo CPRaiI AwardBid.doc <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />