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DATE r 12/15//03 ITEM ISO.: X1. D. Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: �i�eada section+ Consent Item Description: Awarding Bids for 2003 pond Maintenance Project Background: The City's overall storm water system contains 96 Lakes, ponds and wetlands. The Public works staff has completed an inventory of the storm water basins throughout the City. As a part of this inventory the condition of each basin was rated. we have been budgeting money annually for storm sewer maintenance, including sediment removal in ponds. This project includes sediment delta removal from the following basins, Bennett Labe, Charlie Fond, Long Lake Pond, Oasis Fond, and Villa ia-r Pond, See attached map for locations. Bids were solicited during late November, and were opened on Wednesday, December 10, 2003. Policy Implications: Based on past practice, the City Council has awarded the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. In the case of this project, the apparent low bidder is Jar Brothers, of Forest Lake, Minnesota. . Financial implicationse, The engineer's estimate for the 2003 pond Maintenance Project was $98,000. We received 7 bids for this improvement. The low bid submitted by Jar Brothers is $5,000 lower than the cngineer }s estimate. The following is a list of the bids received: av Brothers Park Construction Co, Arnt Construction Co. Don Zappa and Sons rattalone Excavatin rairie Civil Constructors Total Bid $93,000 $121,750.0o $144,580.00 $1499,275.00 $1591100.00 $1,62327835500.00 *due to some misplaced numbers, this bid is considerably higher than the others. The majority of this project, $86,800, will be funded using City storm utility funds. Grass Labe watershed District will provide the additional funding, $6,200, for the remov s at har ie ond. I Approval of a resolution awarding bid for T -03 -12 Pond Maintenance Fro. ect in the amount of $93,000 to Jay Brothers, of Forest Lake, Minnesota. Prepared bar: Debra Bloom