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O r- Howard R. Green Company January 30, 2002 File: 812420J-0071 Honorable Chairman and HRA Members City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway P.O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330-0490 RE: DOWNTOWN SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT PROJECT Dear HRA Members: The final project cost accounting has been completed for the 2001 Downtown Sidewalk Improvement. The final project cost was $320,179.17. This includes the replacement of the existing sidewalk, the associated overhead for that project, and the streetscaping components such as trees, planters, and trash receptacles. Of the total $320,179.17, $58,500.00 was assessed to the benefiting property owners and $18,214.00 was • reimbursed by the Elk River Municipal Utilities, leaving a total cost to be funded by the HRA of$243,465.17. This HRA contribution to the project of $243,465.17 is approximately $32,000.00 over the initial estimate. The reason for this overrun is twofold. First, the amount of concrete curb and gutter removed and replaced in the downtown area was substantially higher than the amount bid. As the HRA will recall, based upon the Contractor's original bid, staff suggested that it would be a good idea to replace more concrete curb and gutter because of the low overall bid submitted. The amount that was actually replaced was even beyond our revised estimate. There were 600 linear feet of concrete curb and gutter replacement in the original bid. The final replaced quantity was 2,024 linear feet, at a total cost of $21 per foot for removal and reinstallation of new concrete curb and gutter. The second item that added to the project overrun was the amount of inspection required during the construction of the project. The Elk River Municipal Utilities was planning to replace their electric lines underground from the beginning of the project. As the project neared the start of construction, Northstar Access and Qwest Communications both decided to replace their facilities under the downtown sidewalk. This small utility work extended the period of time that the Contractor was working on the sidewalk project and substantially raised the amount of hours an inspector was necessary downtown to ensure that all the businesses continued to operate in an efficient and productive manner. Much of the overrun on construction inspection was not actually observing the installation of new sidewalk, but rather coordinating all of the various contractors' activities and ensuring that the businesses were not harmed economically by these activities. Ltr 1-30-02 HRA 1326 Energy Park Drive • St. Paul, MN 55108 • 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389