City Council Meeting Date: January 21, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Justin Wagner, Utilities Manager
David Bennett, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
Title
Consider Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract - Water Treatment Plant Project.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council considers the attached Resolution accepting the bids and awarding the contract bid for the Water Treatment Plant Project (WATR2023-J34).
Summary Report:
The City Council is being asked to accept bids and award the contract for the Water Treatment Plant Project (WATR2023-J34). The plans and specifications were completed by Bolton and Menk, Inc. and approved by the City Council at the November 12, 2024, City Council meeting via Resolution 2024-116. The project was advertised as required by Minnesota Statue. The ad for bid was published in the Northfield News and on the Quest cdn site.
The City received four (4) responsive, competitive bids, which were publicly opened and tabulated on December 19, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. The lowest responsive bidder was Magney Construction, Inc. with a bid of $61,840,000.00. Bolton and Menk, Inc. reviewed the bids and recommends award to the lowest bid.
In 2018, the Minnesota Department of Health set a guidance level for manganese in drinking water for infants. The City has tested its water since and is above the guidance level for manganese in 3 of the 5 wells and is very close to the guidance level in a 4th well. The City recommends that infants do not drink the water without further treatment.
Since 2018, the City has conducted a water system study that recommended construction of a water treatment plant that included gravity filtration and reverse osmosis. The water system study was accepted by the City Council on April 5, 2022. On April 18, 2023, the City Council approved a contract with Bolton and Menk, Inc. for the design of the water treatment plant. If the City Council approves the contract wi...
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