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<br />2335 Highway 36 W <br />51. Paul. MN 55113 <br /> <br />Tel 651-636-4600 <br />fax 651-636-1311 <br /> <br />www.boneSlroo.coll1 <br /> <br />September 16,2008 <br /> <br />. Bonestroo <br /> <br />Dallas Larson <br />Administrator <br />aty of Centerville <br />1880 Main Street <br />Centerville, MN 55038 <br /> <br />Re: CSAH 14 Construction Services <br />Engineering Budget <br />Oty of Centerville <br />Bonestroo File No.: 000616-07159-0 <br /> <br />Dear Dallas: <br /> <br />In April of 2007, the City Counc" approved our proposal to provide construction observation <br />services to the City for the CSAH 14 reconstruction project. The total budget for this work was <br />proposed at $55,428. A major portion of that budget was based on an assumption that our <br />primary inspector would be on site for approximately 8 hours a week for a period of 12 weeks in <br />2007 and 20 weeks In 2008. <br /> <br />At this point, we have reached our billing limit for the project based on the original proposal. <br />Several factors have lead to the need for additional time. In March of 2008, the CIty's Public <br />Works staff was cut short by the resignation of one of its members. Then, In late May, the City <br />suffered widespread hall damage in a major spring storm. This left the already short-staffed <br />department burdened with the task of inspecting dozens of building permits a day as residents <br />resided and reroofed their homes. <br /> <br />When making our assumptions for the project budget, we assumed that there would be <br />substantial involvement from City staff, allowing us to limit our time on the job site, keeping costs <br />down. However, due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, we have had to step in and take <br />a more active roll in the day to day inspection of the work. This has lead to an average of 20 <br />hours per week spent on the job by our lead inspector rather than the 8 proposed. <br /> <br />Obviously, we still have a fair amount of work ahead of us to ensure the project is completed to <br />the satisfaction of the City. Therefore, we request that our billing limit on this project be <br />increased by $35,000 to allow us to continue our efforts. <br /> <br />SI. Pall I <br />SI. Cloud <br />Rochester <br />Milwaukee <br />Chicago <br /> <br />En~IPpprln~1 <br />P drtr11r,G <br />InnO\dtlon <br />