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• BO L—TON & NA r== N K , I NCo <br /> Consulting Engineers & Surveyors <br /> 12224 Nicollet Avenue•Burnsville, MN 55337 <br /> Phone(952)890-0509• Fax(952)890-8065 <br /> www.bolton-menk.com <br /> BID EVALUATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE <br /> WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS <br /> CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA <br /> Three (3) bids were received for the construction of the wastewater treatment facility <br /> improvements project. The bids ranged from $16,525,200 to $17,243,800. The apparent low, <br /> responsive and responsible bidder was Rice Lake Construction Group, of Deerwood, Minnesota. <br /> As presented in the attached Bid Tabulation, all of the bidders were within five (5) percent of <br /> each other and the two lowest bidders were within 2.5 percent of each other. <br /> The bid documents did not contain any wording or ambiguities so as to force the Contractors to <br /> build in additional contingencies. <br /> Since three (3) bids were received and the bids were within 5 percent of each other, we feel the <br /> specifications were not restrictive to force a non-competitive bid situation. <br /> The bid documents contained 700 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed to complete this <br /> project. This is sufficient construction time so that the Contractor would not have to work <br /> overtime or add any additional costs to complete this project. <br /> Therefore, we feel that the bids received were competitive and responsive and re-bidding of the <br /> project would not provide any cost savings. <br /> A brief historical background of Rice Lake Construction Group is presented in this paragraph. <br /> Rice Lake Construction Group has been in the construction business for 30 years and is based in <br /> Deerwood, MN. Rice Lake Construction Group does approximately $90 million worth of <br /> projects per year and specializes in water and wastewater treatment facilities. Rice Lake <br /> Construction Group has built more than 730 projects associated with water and wastewater <br /> treatment worth a total value of more than $1 billion. Bolton & Menk, Inc. has worked in the <br /> past with this contractor on wastewater and water treatment facility projects in various <br /> communities. <br /> G:\Elk River\T21.106811_Ramsey\7_Bidding_Contract_Does\Bldeval.doc <br /> DESIGNING FOR A BETTER TOMORROW <br /> Bolton&Menk is an equal opportunity employer <br />