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City of <br /> <br />Item # 6.5. <br /> <br />iver <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Mayor & City Council <br /> <br />Pat Klaers, City Admin~ <br />August 18, 1997 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Liquor Store Cooler Shelving Bids <br /> <br />The construction manager for the liquor store project, Mike Parsons of <br />Greystone Construction Company, went out for quotes for the cooler shelving <br />work at the new store. Seven proposals went out and two very good bids <br />were received. The low quote is from Total Refrigeration Systems, Inc. in the <br />amount of $17,044.00. This quote is below the budget estimate and staff <br />concurs with the recommendation to approve this quote. <br /> <br />During the construction of the new liquor store and inspection of this <br />construction, a concern has been raised regarding the specified cooler. The <br />new cooler has met one of our objectives to increase the number of doors and <br />display space, but as specified did not meet another one of our objectives <br />regarding total storage. A majority of our sales is in beer and we need to <br />keep all of our product cool so that during peak periods we are not selling <br />warm beer. To address this issue, we have authorized an expansion of the <br />originally specified cooler space to include more square footage for cold <br />storage. The attached drawing from Mike Parsons should help explain the <br />situation. The cooler that was approved to St. Paul Refrigeration was in the <br />amount of $51,800.00, compared to the budget estimate of $75,000.00. The <br />cost of the expanded cooler will get us closer to the original budget estimate, <br />but the total of the cooler and shelving should not exceed the estimate in the <br />furniture, fixtures, and equipment budget. The expanded cooler will not <br />disrupt the timing for the opening of the new liquor store. We have had a <br />loose opening date of sometime around mid October and it still looks like <br />we'll be able to open in October, but it may be closer to the end of the month. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />It is recommended that the City Council approve the motion to award the <br />cooler shelving work to Total Refrigeration Systems, Inc. in the amount of <br />$17,044.00 <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />