City Council Meeting Date: August 21, 2018
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Sean Simonson, Engineering Manager
David E. Bennett, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Subject:
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Consider Resolution Approving Plans and Specifications and Order Advertisement for Bids for 2018 Spring Creek Road Reconstruction Project.
BODY
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves the attached Resolution approving the plans and specifications and authorizing the advertisement for bids for the 2018 Spring Creek Road Reconstruction Project.
Summary Report:
The City Council is being asked to pass a resolution approving the plans and specifications and authorizing the advertisement for bids for the 2018 Spring Creek Road Reconstruction Project (2018STRT-A38). This project includes the reconstruction of Spring Creek Road from just south of Superior Drive to just north of Huron Court.
The original project scope approved by City Council included a half-urban west side and half-rural east side typical road section. During initial design, Staff, along with the design consultant, discovered that numerous retaining walls and extensive grading operations would be necessary to accomplish the original design concept. This additional work, which was not included in the original feasibility report, pushed costs up dramatically from the original estimate. Staff, along with the design engineer, brought back additional options for the City Council to approve at the July 10, 2018 City Council meeting. City Council approved the current typical section (Attachment 2) at that meeting.
To date, the City Council has moved this project forward with the actions shown on the project process (Attachment 3). The plans and specifications are available on the City's website (see Attachment 4 "Link to Plans" and scroll to the bottom of the page under "MAPS/PLANS/FILES and click on "Approved Plans).
The project will be advertis...
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