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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: April 11, 2022 <br />Item No.: 10.d <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Approve Resolution Awarding Contract for County Road B Watermain <br />Project <br />1 B ACKGROUND <br />2 The City has documented a number of watermain breaks on the watermain running along County <br />3 Road B between Merrill Street and Lexington Avenue. These breaks are difficult to repair due to the <br />4 county road impacts and adjacent utilities. With the planned replacement of Xcel Energy’s gas main <br />5 in 2022 parallel to the City’s watermain, it was determined this was the appropriate time to replace <br />6 the watermain. The City will replace additional watermain on County Road B between Snelling <br />7 Avenue and Hamline Avenue and between Dellwood Avenue and Merrill Street in 2023. This will <br />8 be done in conjunction with the County’s resurfacing project from Snelling Avenue to Lexington <br />9 Avenue. <br />10 The City developed a project that includes replacing the existing watermain with new pipe. The new <br />11 watermain would be relocated further into the roadway away from other utilities and the large Xcel <br />12 Energy gas main. This project was sent out for bids, and bids were opened on April 6, 2022. <br />13 Based on past practice and state law, the City Council has awarded the contract to the lowest <br />14 responsible bidder. For this project, two alternates were bid. The alternates for type of material used <br />15 and the specifications indicated the City could make a choice of which material to use based on <br />16 delivery date. This was done due to the volatile supply issues for pipe materials. For the County <br />17 Road B Watermain Project, the apparent low bid was Base Bid plus Alternate B in theamount of <br />18 $590,004.74. This alternate has an immediate delivery date verses an October delivery date, so <br />19 Alternate B was chosen to determine the low bid. The following is a summary of the bids received <br />20 for this project: <br />Alternate AAlternate B Base Bid + <br />ContractorBase Bid Alternate B <br />Northdale <br />$507,668.04 $122,049.40 $82,336.70 <br />$590,004.74 <br />Construction, Inc. <br />SGP Contracting, <br />$479,202.93 $140,658.50 $136,834.50 $616,037.43 <br />Inc. <br />Engineer’s <br />$476,165.00 $121,610.00 $106,490.00 $582,655.00 <br />Estimate <br />21 This project is proposed to be completed by July 31, 2022, at which point Xcel Energy would begin <br />22 their gas main work and then the restoration of County Road B. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />