City Council Meeting Date: June 5, 2018
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Sean Simonson, Engineering Manager
Dave Bennett, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Title
Consider Resolution Accepting Public Improvements, Budget Amendment Approving Use of Capital Reserve Fund, and Approving Final Payment for the 2010 East Cannon River Trail Project (STRT2010-A10)
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves the attached Resolution - East Cannon River Trail Project Accepting Public Improvements, Budget Amendment Approving Use of Capital Reserve Fund, and Approving Final Payment for the 2010 East Cannon River Trail Project (STRT2010-A10).
Summary Report:
The City Council is being asked to accept the public improvements for the 2010 East Cannon River Trail Project STRT2010-A10, and approve final payment to Crane Creek Asphalt in the amount of $129,440.45 (Attachment 2), and to authorize a budget amendment of $127,864.84 to transfer funds from the Capital Reserve Fund #475 to the Park Fund #451. The contract was awarded to Crane Creek Asphalt at the May 3, 2016 City Council Meeting in the amount of $619,579.62. Through the course of the project, there were two change orders approved bringing the total contract amount to $755,740.22.
These change orders were necessary to correct soil conditions encountered during construction, which required additional correction to create a suitable subgrade to construct the trail. Quantity adjustments are typical with construction due to field conditions and differing site conditions that can affect the final cost of the project. These changes can result in either increased or decreased costs to the project. In general, these changes to overall quantities are the result of field adjustments necessary to accommodate unknown or unforeseen conditions encountered during construction. For this particular project, field conditions required additional subgrade correction to build the trail to an acc...
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