CR 92-49 Order Bids Knollwood Street Reconstruction
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February 13, 1992
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council Report: 92-49
Approve Plans and Specifications
Order Bids
Knollwood street Reconstruction
Proposed Action.
Staff recommends the following motion: Move that Council
adopt Resolution 92-16. Resolution APproving Plans and
Specifications. Street and utility Reconstruction -
Knollwood. project 90-01. and Authorizing the Advertisinq
for Bids.
Overview.
The City council at its regular December 3, 1991 meeting
conducted a public hearing concerning the reconstruction of
streets in the Knollwood neighborhood. The Council
authorized plans and specifications to be drawn up. RLK
Associates Ltd. has prepared those plans within the
guidelines of Resolution 91-149 and after considerable
consultation with neighborhood residents. Staff now seeks
authorization to continue to the bidding phase.
Primary Issues to Consider.
o Should the plans be accepted as presented?
The consultant engineer is prepared to present the
plans to the Council. The plans have undergone close
scrutiny by the residents and neighborhood issues have
apparently been addressed. Staff recommends accepting
the plans for improvements estimated to cost $642,000
as proposed in the feasibility study.
o What is the current project timetable?
February 18 Council authorizes bidding
February 19, 26 Ad in Sailor
February 21, 28 Ad in Construction Bulletin
March 3 Pre-bid conference
March 13 Bid opening
March 17 Council sets assessment hearing
April 7 Assessment hearing
May 19 Adoption of assessment roll
Award of bid
Supportinq Information.
o Plans and Specifications
o Resolution 92-16
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James Gessele
Engineering Supertintendent
CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO: 92-16
RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
STREET AND UTILITY RECONSTRUCTION-KNOLLWOOD, PROJECT 90-01,
AND AUTHORIZE THE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS
WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution passed by the Council on
December 3, 1991, plans and specifications for
reconstruction of streets, storm sewer, sanitary
sewer and water main, Knollwood, have been
prepared by RLK Associates Ltd., and they have
presented such plans and specifications to the
Council for approval,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of
Hopkins, Minnesota:
1. Such plans and specifications, a copy of which are
attached hereto and made a part hereof, are hereby
approved and ordered place on file in the office
of the city Clerk.
2. The City Clerk shall prepare and cause to be
inserted in the official paper and in the
Construction Bulletin an advertisement for bids
upon the making of such improvement under such
approved plans and specifications. The
advertisement shall be published twice, at least
twenty-one days before date set for bid opening,
shall specify the work to be done, shall state
that bids will be received by the clerk until
10:00 a.m., on the 13th day of March, 1992, at the
City Hall and that no bids shall be considered
unless sealed and filed with the clerk and
accompanied by a certified check or bid bond,
payable to the city of Hopkins, Minnesota for 5%
of the amount of such bid.
3. Notice shall be given to potential contractors
that attendance at a pre-bid conference on March
3, 1992, at 1:00 p.m. at the City Hall shall be a
prerequisite to bid submittal on this project.
4. The clerk and engineering superintendent are
hereby authorized and instructed to receive, open,
and read aloud bids received at the time and place
herein noted, and to tabulate the bids received.
The Council will consider the bids, and the award
of a contract, at the regular city Council meeting
of May 19, 1992, in the Council Chambers.
Adopted this 18th day of February, 1992.
Nelson W. Berg, Mayor
ATTEST:
James A. Genellie, city Clerk