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______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br /> <br />TO: <br />ERMU Commission <br />FROM: <br />Dave Ninow – Water Superintendent <br />MEETING DATE: <br />November 9, 2021 <br />AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />5.7 <br />SUBJECT: <br />County Road 13 Reconstruction Project Update <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Authorize payment to Sherburne County for a change order not to exceed agreed upon amount <br />for water main pipe relocation and insulating work for the CSAH 13 project. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />ERMU typically relocates its utility facilities at ERMU’s cost to accommodate county and state <br />road projects. After work began on the County Road 13 (CSAH 13) project, the County’s <br />contractor discovered that the existing water main pipe conflicted with installation of new a <br />storm sewer pipe. This discovery raised concerns about the depth of the existing water main <br />pipes under the new road, and further investigation revealed that approximately 1,587 feet of <br />water main pipe needed to be lowered and/or insulated. <br /> <br />Because the need to relocate the water main was not identified in the planning stages of the <br />CSAH 13 project and needed to be undertaken immediately to prevent delay in completion of <br />the project, ERMU did not have sufficient time to complete the public bidding process and <br />relocate the water main on its own. It was determined that the only legal way to get the <br />relocation done and keep the CSAH 13 project on schedule was to have the relocation done by <br />the County’s contractor through a change order and have ERMU reimburse the County for the <br />cost of the change order. ERMU staff has been working with a consultant and legal counsel to <br />determine the appropriate amount of that reimbursement, but it will not exceed $261,882. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Staff will provide a verbal update at the commission meeting. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: <br />The agreed upon amount is to pay no more than $261,882. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />89