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Department Approval: <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />1�Ianager Reviewed: <br />� , � .�i - j �. <br />` <br />DATE: 12/ 11 /O 1 <br />ITEM NO.: C-3 <br />Agenda Section: <br />C'�n f <br />Item Description: Award of Bid for Zimmerman Lake Drainage Improvements -- City Project 0 1• 18 <br />Background: At the October 22, 2001 meeting, the Council approved the Zimmerman Lake Drainage <br />Improvement Project and authorized the advertisement for bids. This project includes installation of <br />appro�mately 216 feet of RCP pipe under Hwy 36 and the associated storm sewer structures to directly <br />connect the e�sting 72" storm sewer pipe, that outlets into the ditch on the south side of the Highway, to <br />Zimmerman Lake. This project will eliminate two regional drainage problems: One at the intersection <br />of Eldridge Avenue and Pascal Street, just to the east of HaxMar, the other is the flooding of the south <br />ditch where the 72" pipe outlets and occasionally floods the Department of Children, Families and <br />Learning building. <br />Bids were solicited from the end of October through November and were opened on Wednesday, <br />November 28, 200L In the case of the Zimmerman Lake Drainage Improvements Project, the lowest <br />bidder is Jay Bros., Inc. of Forest Lake, Minnesota. <br />Policy objectives: Based on past practice, the City Council has awarded the contract to the lowest <br />responsible bidder. <br />Financial implications: The engineer's estimate for the Zimmerman Lake Drainage Improvements <br />Project is $541,260.50. The total project cost is estimated to be $495,303.80 and will be funded by the <br />Storm Utility Fund, Wellington Management, Minnesota Department of Transportation and the <br />University of Minnesota. <br />RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: <br />Approval of a resolution awarding bid for Zimmerman Lake Drainage Improvements Project in the <br />amount of $495,303.80 to Jay Bros., Inc of Forest Lake, Minnesota. <br />Prepared by: Debra Bloom <br />