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1 Slominski, Theresa From:Slominski, Theresa Sent:Monday, July 25, 2022 11:09 AM To:David Roedel; 'bob.meurer@bolton-menk.com'; Ninow, David; Geiser, Tom; 'jsargent@newlookcontracting.net'; 'jmitchell@newlookcontracting.net'; 'tmicholski@newlookcontracting.net'; 'jason.buboltz@bolton-menk.com'; Brak Braken Cc:Lee Elfering; Sandhoefner, Ryan Subject:RE: CSAH 13 Attachments:CSAH 13 SP 071-613-012 Weekly Meeting Minutes 09292021.pdf Dave, Thanks for the reply. My apologies on getting back to you. The holiday and vacations got in the way. We did some additional digging into details of our own. I can understand your willingness to focus on what we were willing to pay with the original quotes and taking the position we should just pay the full final invoice amount. We all agree that ERMU should pay for the costs of the watermain. However, our position is that there was work that had to be redone that should have been avoided, and we are unwilling to pay for those additional costs. Since the comparison of the quotes and the actual work done seems to be an obstacle to overcome, we are focusing on some easily identifiable facts. In the Weekly Progress Meeting Minutes from 9/29/2021, item 5.h.iii, it states: “Relocation needed if existing lines are less than 5 feet deep ‐ Insulate from 5 to 7 feet deep” (meeting minutes attached.) After that date the road was graded and graveled in several areas where insulating and/or lowering of the watermain was necessary, resulting in more street salvaging and replacing costs. An area of particular concern is the extra street costs on the south end of the project between Line Avenue and the gas crossings where the watermain was lowered for 157 feet and insulated another 24 feet. At the south end of that section the watermain was approximately 3 feet deep where the previous offset completed by New Look was connected back into the original watermain. Therefore, the watermain work included redoing a portion of a watermain offset that was already done by New Look and was continuous from that offset to the gas main. The total cost of the street salvaging and replacing in that area was $14,554.00. The street repair for 157 feet of lowering was done at $82.00/lf and the 24 feet of insulating was done at $70.00/lf for a total of $14,554.00. We are unwilling to pay for this rework cost of $14,554.00. The total invoice of $212,985.56, less $14,554.00 is $198,431.56, and that is the maximum amount we will pay. I can certainly take this back to our commission to officially approve at our next commission meeting August 9. Thank you, Theresa Theresa Slominski |General Manager Elk River Municipal Utilities | ERMUMN.com w 763.441.2020 | d 763.635.1325 | f 763.441.8099 13069 Orono Parkway | PO Box 430 | Elk River, MN 55330‐0430 From: David Roedel <David.Roedel@co.sherburne.mn.us> Sent: Friday, July 1, 2022 5:40 PM To: Slominski, Theresa <tslominski@ermumn.com>; 'bob.meurer@bolton‐menk.com' <bob.meurer@bolton‐ menk.com>; Ninow, David <dninow@ermumn.com>; Geiser, Tom <tgeiser@ermumn.com>; 'jsargent@newlookcontracting.net' <jsargent@newlookcontracting.net>; 'jmitchell@newlookcontracting.net' 90