City Council Meeting Date: February 17, 2026
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: David E. Bennett, PE, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Title
Consider Motion approving Contract Amendment #1 with ISG for Professional Services for the Mill Towns State Trail (Woodley Street to Waterford Bridge) Project (PARK2023-F16).
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves a Motion for Contract Amendment #1 with ISG for Professional Services for the Mill Towns State Trail (Woodley St. to Waterford Bridge).
Summary Report:
The City has a grant agreement with the State of Minnesota for the design and construction of Mill Towns State Trail (MTST) from Woodley Street to the Waterford Bridge. The City has a contract with ISG for design and construction administration related services for the project.
The project has progressed to the construction phase in the fall of 2025 and is currently planned to be completed mid-summer 2026. While early in the construction phase, ISG had additional services that required more time and coordination. There are three (3) primary items for these additional services.
1. Private Utility Coordination - multiple meetings on coordination/relocation efforts with private utility companies. Relocation of Xcel Energy power poles, and Lumen facilities that were not located causing more coordination time and some delays.
2. Coordination in the Carleton Arboretum. Efforts to ensure the contractor understood any restrictions/coordination in the Carleton Arboretum.
3. Contractor - ICON LLC. The contractor plan was to have the segment between Woodley Street and Wall Street completed in the Fall of 2025. ISG performed staking and coordination meetings with residents in the fall, however, ICON LLC didn't have the staff and equipment available in the fall, and that work was delayed until spring 2026.
The contract with the state for design is $950,000, and the proposed amendment is $120,193. This will bring the to...
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