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ITEM 7.4. <br /> <br />Howard R, Green Company <br />CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> <br />September 4, 1997 <br />File: 230213-22 <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />P. O. Box 490 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0490 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />TH 10/PROCTOR AVENUE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT <br />CONSTRUCTION BID <br /> <br />Dear Council Members: <br /> <br />We have tabulated the bid received on August 28, 1997, for the intersection improvement at TH <br />10 and Proctor Avenue. There was only one bid received, from Thomas and Sons, in the <br />amount of $106,987.25. This bid is slightly higher than the engineer's estimate. Since there <br />was only one bid received we had a meeting with Steve Thomas, of Thomas and Sons, to <br />review his bid prices. <br /> <br />This job can best be described as piece meal with not a substantial amount of work, but in <br />various locations and relatively small quantities. In reviewing Thomas and Sons bid prica~s, we <br />find that some maybe slightly inflated, but within the reasonable range for the type of won,:. One <br />option that the City Council could consider would be to reject the bid from Thomas and Sons <br />and. add this project to the Upland/TH 10 improvements scheduled for the Spdng 1998. It is <br />unlikely that the bid price for Proctor/TH 10 intersection would be substantially lower in the <br />Spring, but it's likely that it would be more competitive for a larger project let in the Spdn~ of the <br />year. <br /> <br />Once again, if the Council desires to award this project to Thomas and Sons, we would <br />recommend them as a contractor who can complete this type of project. We would also .,~uggest <br />that their bid price being the only one received, is slightly inflated but within the relative range for <br />this type of project. Attached, for the City Council's consideration, is a resolution which would <br />accept the bid and authorize execution of the contract with Thomas and Sons. <br /> <br />If you have. any questions regarding this I will be in attendance at Monday evening's City <br />Council meeting. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Howard R. Green Company <br /> <br />Terry Lurer, P.E. <br /> <br />TJM/et <br />Attachments <br />O:~proj~230213~13-0411.sept <br /> <br /> <br />