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REQUEST FFOR COUUNCIL ACCTION <br />Daate:8/20/12 <br />Iteem No.: 7.a <br />Depaartment ApprrovalCitty Manager AApproval <br />Item Description: Approvve Resolutioon Awardingg Bid for Faiirview Pathwway Project- Phase 2 <br />(akaNNortheast Subburban Camppus Connecttor Bike/ Peddestrian Projject- <br />Phase2) <br />B <br />ACGROUND <br />KK <br />2 <br />Sincee 2009, the ccities of Falccon Heights aand Rosevillle, along witth the University of Minnnesota, <br />8 <br />havebeen develooping plans ffor a pedestrian and bicyycle trail alonng Fairview Avenue. Thhis <br />9 <br />project, the Northheast Suburbban Campus Connector ((NESCC),wwas awarded grant funds in the <br />10 <br />amouunt of $1,3311,878. Phasee 1 of the prooject will bee completed by the end oof August. BBids for <br />11 <br />Phasee II of the prroject were ssolicited in Juuly, and werre opened onn August 8, 22012. Phase 2 of the <br />12 <br />project includes: <br />13 <br />Constructtion of a sideewalk along the north sidde of Larpennteur Avenuee between CCleveland <br />10 <br />Ave and CCoffman Avve in Falcon Heights. <br />11 <br />Constructtion of segmments of sidewwalk along tthe east side of Fairvieww Ave betweeen <br />12 <br />CountyRRoad B and thhe Fairview entrance intto Rosedale. <br />13 <br />Reconstruuction of thee sidewalk allong the wesst side of Faiirview Ave bbetween Gluuek Lane <br />14 <br />and the Faairview entraance into Roosedale. <br />15 <br />Upgrading all signal ssystems to mmeet ADA sttandards, inccluding audibble pedestriaan <br />16 <br />countdowwn timers andd truncated ddome pedesttrian ramps. <br />17 <br />PO <br />OLIICYBJECTIIVE <br />17 <br />Basedd on past praactice, the CCity Council has awardedd contracts too the lowest responsiblebidder. <br />20 <br />For thhe this projeect, the apparrent low bid is T.A. Schiifsky & Sonns, Inc. of Noorth Saint Paaul, <br />21 <br />Minnnesota The ffollowing is a summary oof bids receiived for this project: <br />22 <br />BIDDERRAMOUNNT <br />Forest Lake Contracting, Inc. $623,9666.36 <br />T.A. Schhifsky & Sons, Inc. $583,3922.63 <br />FI <br />INAANCIAL MPAACTS <br />21 <br />Thettotal amountt of Federal eeligible costss for Phase 22 of this projject is $583,392.63. Thee City <br />23 <br />receivved $620,0000 in Federall funds for thhis portion oof the projectt. The project is within bbudget. <br />24 <br />SR <br />TAFECOMMNDATION <br />FFEE <br />24 <br />Stafffrecommendds approval oof a resolutioon awardingthe bid for NNortheast Suuburban Cammpus <br />27 <br />Connnector Bike/ PedestrianPProject- Phasse 2 in the ammount of $583,392.63 too T.A. Schifssky & f <br />28 <br />Sons,, Inc. of Norrth Saint Pauul, Minnesotaa. <br />29 <br />PPage 1 of 2 <br /> <br />