IV.9. Resolution Accepting Bids and Awarding Contract for Trunk Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Televising; Klingbeil CITY OF HOPKINS
City Council Report 2024-089
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Eric Klingbeil, City Engineer
Date: August 5, 2024
Subject: Accept Bids and Award Contract; Trunk Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and
Televising
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
MOTION TO Adopt Resolution 2024-048, Resolution Accepting Bids and Award
Contract; Trunk Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Televising.
OVERVIEW
The bid opening for the Trunk Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Televising was July 26,
2024. The low bid was submitted by Visu-Sewer. The bid was $131,342.00. A total of
six (6) bids were received. Visu-Sewer has a good reputation with previous similar
projects in the wider metro area. Staff is recommending award of the project contract to
Visu-Sewer.
City of Hopkins Public Works staff regularly cleans and televises sanitary mains to
minimize backups or other failures and to inspect the pipe condition to assess for any
maintenance needs, either immediate or planned for future projects. City equipment is
capable of cleaning and televising sanitary mains up to 10” in diameter, this is the vast
majority of sanitary mains in Hopkins. The main purpose of these sanitary mains is to
collect sanitary sewage from homes and businesses. These mains typically are located
in the middle of streets.
Sanitary mains 12” and larger are considered to be trunk mains. These trunk mains are
designed to collect the sanitary sewage from smaller mains and transport it to
Metropolitan Council sanitary sewer interceptors. These trunk mains may be located in
the street, but a majority of these trunk mains are located in green spaces, within
highway ROW, etc. Public works is not equipped to clean and televise such large
sewers.
The CIP identifies the next Trunk Utility Rehabilitation Project to occur in 2027. In
preparation for this project, select trunk sanitary sewer mains were identified to be
cleaned and televised to ensure the most accurate picture of trunk utility condition is
available.
Engineering
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
Resolutions 2024-048
Tabulation and Abstract of Bid
Project Plans and Specifications (Available upon request)
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES
Bid Results and Analysis
Contractor Base Bid
Visu-Sewer $131,342.00
Pipe Services $146,086.76
American Environmental $171,219.00
Vortech Hydro Vac 7 Televising $180,238.50
Hydro-Klean $246,218.87
National Power Rodding Corp $548,942.00
Engineers Estimate $264,013.00
All bids were submitted with required bid security made by qualified contractors.
Project Costs
Based on the low bid the total estimated project cost is $160,000.00, which includes the
low bid, and soft costs. This will be funded by the Sanitary Sewer Fund
Bids received were considerably lower than the Engineers Estimate. Review of the bids
shows that Mobilization and Traffic Control were significantly under Engineers Estimate,
and multiple bids items were under engineers estimate.
Project Schedule
Award Contract August 5, 2024
Being Cleaning and Televising Mid/Late August 2024
Project Completion January 10, 2025
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2024-048
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BIDS AND AWARD CONTRACT
TRUNK SANITARY SEWER CLEANING AND TELEVISING
WHEREAS, pursuant to an advertisement for bids for the cleaning and televising of select
segments of the trunk sanitary sewer system were received, opened and tabulated according to
law, and the following bid was received complying with the advertisement:
Visu-Sewer $131,342.00
Pipe Services $146,086.76
American Environmental $171,219.00
Vortech Hydro Vac 7 Televising $180,238.50
Hydro-Klean $246,218.87
National Power Rodding Corp $548,942.00
AND WHEREAS, Visu-Sewer of Oak Grove, MN is the lowest responsible bidder,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Hopkins, Minnesota, that:
1. The Mayor and City manager are hereby authorized and directed to enter a contract with Visu-
Sewer of Oak Grove, MN in the name of the City of Hopkins for the improvements noted
above according to the plans and specifications therefore approved by the city council and on
file in the office of the city clerk.
2. The city clerk is hereby authorized and directed to return forthwith to all bidders the deposits
made with their bids, except that the deposits of the successful bidder and the next lowest
bidder shall be retained until a contract has been signed.
Adopted by the City Council this 5th day of August, 2024.
By___________________________________
Patrick Hanlon, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk
BID TAB
Trunk Sanitary Sewer Cleaning & Televising
City of Hopkins
Hopkins, MN
BMI Project No.: 0T1.134639 QuestCDN Project No.: 9207339
Bid Date: 07/26/2024 Addendum None
Time: 10:00 am
BIDDERS TOTAL AMOUNT BID
Visu-Sewer $131,342.00
Pipe Services $146,086.76
American Environmental $171,219.00
Vortech Hydro Vac & Televising $180,239.50
Hydro-Klean $246,218.87
National Power Rodding Corp $548,942.00
ABSTRACTTrunk Sanitary Sewer Cleaning & Televising City of Hopkins, MN BMI Project #: 0T1.134639Bid: 07/26/2024 10:00 AM CDTSection TitleLine ItemItem CodeItem DescriptionUofMQuantityUnit PriceExtensionUnit PriceExtensionUnit PriceExtensionUnit PriceExtensionUnit PriceExtensionUnit PriceExtensionUnit PriceExtension10MOBILIZATIONLUMP SUM1$30,000.00$30,000.00$2,100.00$2,100.00$0.00$0.00$10,000.00$10,000.00$1,500.00$1,500.00$13,722.31$13,722.31$100,000.00$100,000.0020TRAFFIC CONTROLLUMP SUM1$15,000.00$15,000.00$5,500.00$5,500.00$4,350.00$4,350.00$5,000.00$5,000.00$20,000.00$20,000.00$20,000.00$20,000.00$75,000.00$75,000.003012" SANITARY SEWER PIPE CLEANING AND TELEVISINGLIN FT389$2.00$778.00$2.85$1,108.65$5.24$2,038.36$5.00$1,945.00$5.25$2,042.25$4.65$1,808.85$5.00$1,945.004015" SANITARY SEWER PIPE CLEANING AND TELEVISINGLIN FT4654$4.00$18,616.00$2.85$13,263.90$5.24$24,386.96$5.00$23,270.00$5.25$24,433.50$4.65$21,641.10$5.00$23,270.005018" SANITARY SEWER PIPE CLEANING AND TELEVISINGLIN FT11519$6.00$69,114.00$2.85$32,829.15$5.24$60,359.56$5.00$57,595.00$5.25$60,474.75$4.65$53,563.35$8.00$92,152.006021" SANITARY SEWER PIPE CLEANING AND TELEVISINGLIN FT996$8.00$7,968.00$6.20$6,175.20$5.24$5,219.04$7.00$6,972.00$5.65$5,627.40$9.52$9,481.92$10.00$9,960.007024" SANITARY SEWER PIPE CLEANING AND TELEVISINGLIN FT2714$10.00$27,140.00$6.20$16,826.80$5.24$14,221.36$7.00$18,998.00$5.65$15,334.10$9.52$25,837.28$15.00$40,710.008030" SANITARY SEWER PIPE CLEANING AND TELEVISINGLIN FT2086$12.00$25,032.00$7.90$16,479.40$5.24$10,930.64$7.00$14,602.00$7.50$15,645.00$14.78$30,831.08$20.00$41,720.009033" SANITARY SEWER PIPE CLEANING AND TELEVISINGLIN FT4691$15.00$70,365.00$7.90$37,058.90$5.24$24,580.84$7.00$32,837.00$7.50$35,182.50$14.78$69,332.98$35.00$164,185.00BASE BID$264,013.00$131,342.00$146,086.76$171,219.00$180,239.50$246,218.87$548,942.00612345National Power Rodding CorpEngineer EstimateVisu-SewerPipe ServicesAmerican Environmental Vortech Hydro Vac & TelevisingHydro-Klean