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Elk River <br /> Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> TO: FROM: <br /> Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Eric Volk-Water Superintendent <br /> John Dietz—Chair <br /> Al Nadeau—Vice Chair <br /> Daryl Thompson—Trustee <br /> MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br /> June 16, 2015 4.2 <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> ERMU Field Services Facilities Study <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> In the 2015 annual budget, the amount of$200,000 was approved for facilities improvements at <br /> the field services building. At the direction of the utilities commission, we started to look for <br /> ways to secure our property and move all of our equipment indoors. <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> We have received four proposals from various architects for a facility needs study/facility design. <br /> All of the architectural firms have been compared against each other. <br /> The prices are as follows from low to high: <br /> 1. Kodet Architectural Group; $15,500 <br /> 2. 292 Design Group; $19,900 <br /> 3. Oertel Architects; $30,100 <br /> 4. TKDA; $70,000 <br /> Staff has selected Kodet Architectural Group as the firm to complete the space needs analysis for <br /> the field services facilities. Outside of being the firm with the lowest price, Kodet Architectural <br /> received high praise from the references I contacted. They have experience working with other <br /> municipalities planning for the future, and in designing modem efficient facilities. <br /> Part of the study will be considering the steps we need to take to secure our property, with <br /> consideration to our neighboring residential properties. <br /> ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> Staff is seeking approval from the commission to move forward with Kodet Architectural Group <br /> to complete the field services facilities study. <br /> POWERED BY <br /> Page 1 of 2 NATURE <br /> Reliable Public( <br /> Power Provider P O W E R E D T O S E R V E <br /> 70 <br />