City Council Meeting Date: March 12, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: David Bennett, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Sean Simonson, Engineering Manager
Title
Consider Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract - College Street and Water Street Areas Reconstruction Project.
Body
Action Requested:
Staff recommends approval of the attached Resolution accepting bids and awarding the contract for the 2024 College Street and Water Street Areas Reconstruction Project (STRT2024-A77).
Summary Report:
The City Council is being asked to award the contract for the 2024 College Street and Water Street Areas Reconstruction Project (STRT2024-A77). The Plans and Specifications were completed by Bolton and Menk, Inc. and at the February 6, 2024 City Council Meeting, the Council authorized the advertisement for bids via Resolution 2024-012. The ad for bid was published in the Northfield News, on the MnDOT eAdvert site, and the City of Northfield website.
The project scope includes work on the following improvements (Attachment 2):
• College Street from Woodley Street to Seventh Street (Street Reconstruction)
• Winona Street from Woodley Street to Seventh Street (Street Reconstruction)
• Ninth Street from College Street to Winona Street (Street Reconstruction)
• Eighth Street from College Street to Nevada Street (Street Reconstruction)
• Water Street from Linden Place to Woodley Street (Street Reconstruction)
• Sumner Street from Water Street to Division Street (Street Reconstruction)
• Fremont Street from Water Street to Division Street (Street Reconstruction)
• Spruce Court to Linden Place (Utility Improvements)
• College Street from Sumner Street to Woodley Street (Sidewalk Improvements)
• Winona Street from Sumner Street to Woodley Street (Sidewalk Improvements)
• Eighth Street from Water Street to Nevada Street (Bikeway Improvements)
• Eighth Street from Linden Street to Poplar Street (Bikeway Improvements)
The City received three (8) competitive bids (Attachment 3), which were publicly opened and tabulated on March 7, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. The bids ranged from $6,827,295.88 to $8,993,679.43 with the lowest responsible bidder being Ims Contracting, LLC with a total bid amount of $6,827,295.88. This compared to the engineers estimate of $7,139,484.50. This project is identified in the 2024 - 2028 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), and funding for the project is a combination of enterprise funds, franchise fees, grant funding, and bonding as outlined in Attachment 4.
Alternative Options:
City Council may decide not to award this project; however, these roads will continue to deteriorate due to the condition of the current pavement surface, and future maintenance requirements will increase significantly.
Staff does not recommend any alternative actions outside of considering award of contract.
Financial Impacts:
The funding tables at the time of contract award are shown below. In addition, funding for the 1% for the arts is included with the project. The award resolution includes transferring the 1% for the arts to the Arts and Culture Fund at this time.
|
ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS |
|
|
APPROVE PLANS |
AWARD |
|
Street |
$3,410,555 |
$3,794,944.88 |
|
Storm Sewer |
$1,034,376 |
$812,510.00 |
|
Sanitary Sewer |
$1,079,571 |
$800,517.00 |
|
Watermain |
$1,309,046 |
$1,052,820.00 |
|
Lead Water |
|
$366,504.00 |
|
Construction Subtotal |
$6,833,548 |
$6,827,295.88 |
|
Construction Contingency (10%) |
$683,355 |
$682,729.59 |
|
Art (1%) |
$75,169 |
$71,068.71 |
|
Total with Art |
$7,592,071 |
$7,581,094.18 |
|
Admin Costs (10 %) |
$759,207 |
$758,109.42 |
|
Total Project Costs |
$8,351,278 |
$8,339,203.60 |
|
ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT FUNDING |
|
|
APPROVE PLANS |
AWARD |
|
Bonding |
$3,768,039 |
$4,237,802.14 |
|
Franchise Fees |
$400,000 |
$400,000.00 |
|
Lead Grant Funding |
|
$443,469.84 |
|
Storm Fund |
$1,264,111 |
$992,968.47 |
|
Sanitary Fund |
$1,319,344 |
$978,311.83 |
|
Watermain Fund |
$1,599,785 |
$1,286,651.32 |
|
Total Project Costs |
$8,351,278 |
$8,339,203.60 |
|
Art 1% Funding Allocation |
|
|
APPROVE PLANS |
AWARD |
|
Capital Reserve Fund (Street Share) |
$37,516 |
$41,744 |
|
Storm Fund |
$11,378 |
$8,938 |
|
Sanitary Fund |
$11,875 |
$8,806 |
|
Water Fund |
$14,400 |
$11,581 |
|
Total Project Costs |
$75,169 |
$71,069 |
Tentative Timelines:
See the Project Process (Attachment 4) for upcoming project milestones.