City Council Meeting Date: February 19, 2019
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Justin Wagner, Utilities Manager
David Bennett, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
Title
Consider Resolution Accepting Bids and Award Project for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Biosolids Processing Equipment.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council considers approving the Resolution Accepting Bids and Awarding the Contract for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Biosolids Replacement Project.
Summary Report:
The City Council is asked to award the contract for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Biosolids Replacement Project (WSTR2018-J16). The plans and specifications were completed by Bolton & Menk, Inc. At the January 8, 2019 City Council Meeting, the Council authorized advertisement for bids for the above-referenced project via Resolution 2019-005. The project was advertised as required by Minnesota Statute. The ad for bid was published in the Northfield News and on the MnDOT eAdvert site.
The City received five responsive, competitive bids, which were publicly opened and tabulated on February 7, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. The lowest responsive bidder is Shank Constructors, Inc with a lump sum bid of $2,168,400.00. This bid was under the engineer’s estimate of $2,500,000.00-$3,000,000.00.
Bolton and Menk, Inc. reviewed the bids and staff recommends approval of the lowest bid.
Alternative Options:
The City Council can choose not to award the project; however, staff does not recommend this based upon the current need for the equipment.
Financial Impacts:
|
Item |
Cost |
|
City Procured Equipment |
$2,811,888 |
|
Equipment Install |
$2,168,400 (Shank Constructors, Inc Bid) |
|
Engineering Estimate |
$705,000 |
|
Project Total |
$5,685,288 |
Tentative Timelines:
Award Bid - February 19, 2019
Construction - Tentatively March 2019 - March 2020