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DATE: November 29, 2010 <br />FROM: Kristine Giga, Civil Engineer <br />EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br />SUBJECT: CP Rail Bridge Trail Improvement Project- Payment #3 <br />Background <br />The City of Arden Hills awarded Blackstone Contractors, of Corcoran, Minnesota, the <br />CP Rail Bridge Trail Improvement Project on July 12, 2010, for a total contract amount <br />of $312,587.27. <br />Discussion <br />This pay request includes work completed through November 19, 2010. The payment is <br />for $142,074.36; work completed to date includes trail grading and paving, turf <br />restoration, guard rail installation and retaining wall construction. <br />This pay request also includes Change Order #1 in the amount of $15,000. Change Order <br />#1 includes the installation of six additional helical pile anchors. During construction, the <br />contractor was unable to reach the planned depth of six of the anchors due to unforeseen <br />obstructions. Testing and analysis was completed to determine what was needed to meet <br />the capacity requirements of the design. A memo from Bolton Menk is attached, which <br />details the analysis and additional support needed. <br />Financial Implications <br />The construction costs for this project, including Change Order #1, will be paid for using <br />State Aid Funds. Construction payments and subsequent State Aid reimbursements will <br />be coded to the Special Revenue- Park Fund. <br />Council Action Requested <br />Approve Change Order #1 and Payment #3 to Blackstone Contractors in the amount of <br />$142,074.36 for the CP Rail Bridge Trail Improvement Project. <br />City Council Meeting <br />Metro- inet.us \ardenhills\PR &PW\ Engineering \Council_Actions\2o 10\ 11 -29 -1 OMemo_CPRai1_Payment #3 doc <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />