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costs than traditional lighting. Since the LED street lights have a higher energy savings, _ we are recommending that we stay with the base bid on this item. Accepting the alternate . would save $7900 on the construction costs. The City will save this cost over time in . energy savings and maintenance costs. . 5. Remote telemetry system- The storm water reuse system is a lift station that will be . managed using a local telemetry system. This system will monitor the moisture in the � soil and the amount of water being stored in the storm water reuse vault. When there is � insufficient water in the vault, it will automatically switch to a potable water supply. � This alternate is to connect this local telemetry system into the City's Supervisory � Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) monitoring system. All of the City's lift stations � are remotely monitored through SCADA and staff is notified of system failures. Without � this system, staff would have to make frequent site visits to check to ensure the system is � working as designed. We are recommending that this work be included in the proj ect. This adds $8,800.00 to the base bid. POLICY OBJECTIVE � Based on past practice, the City Council has awarded the contract to the lowest responsible � bidder. In the case of the Twin Lakes Infrastructure Improvements, the apparent low bidder is � Eureka Construction, of Lakeville, Minnesota. Reference checks indicate they are a qualified contractor for this project. What follows is a summary of the base bids for this project: Contractor Bid Eureka Construction $2,822,429.45 Belair Builders $2,852,926.43 Carl Bolander & Sons $2,865,319.57 Veit & Compnay, Inc $2,876,798.06 Thomas & Sons Construction $2,979,457.53 Landwehr Construction, Inc $2,993,754.00 Forest Lake Contracting $3,161.747.50 Park Construction $3,333,258.79 FnvaNCiaL IlviracTs . The City received 8 bids for this project. The low base bid was submitted by Eureka � Construction., $2,822,429.45, is 16.5% lower than the final Engineer's base bid construction � estimate of $3,379,191.24. The total bid for this project adding Alternatives 1 and 5 to the base � bid is $2,961,229.45. This is 16% lower than the 90% plan estimate for construction � ($3,523,725) discussed with the Council in April of this year. `. STAFF RECOMMENDATION E Approval of a resolution awarding bid for Twin Lakes Infrastructure Improvements Project in � the amount of $2,961,229.45 to Eureka Construction, of Lakeville, Minnesota. Page 2 of 3