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City of Elk River REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Agenda Section Meeting Date En · eerin June 5, 2006 Item Description HlgWand Road Reconstruction Bids Item Number Introduction The bids for the reconstruction of HlgWand Road between Jackson Street and Proctor Road were opened on Thursday, May 25, 2006. Discussion There were a total of four bids received. Attached is a bid tabulation and the following is a summary of the bidders and their total bids: Bauerly Brothers, Inc. Harddrives, Inc. Northdale Construction Kuechle Underground, Inc. $1,227,776.78 $1,278,336.15 $1,358,327.31 $1,427,875.18 The feasibility study estimated the total construction cost at $1,088,000. The low bid received is approximately 12.8 percent over the feasibility study estimate. The improvements include reconstruction of the roadway, construction of a sidewalk on the north side, and a 10-foot bituminous pathway on the south. Also included in the improvements are extension of sanitary sewer from the east end to approximately Norfolk Street and modifications to the existing watermain. An analysis of the feasibility study estimates versus the low bid indicates the following: Street/Stonn Sewer Sanitary Sewer/Water TOTAL Feasibility $789,140 $298,860 $1,088,000 Bid $973,305.54 $254,471.24 $1,227,776.78 Percentage 23.30/0 -(14.80/0) 12.80/0 The significant increase in the street construction cost is primarily associated with the rising cost of bituminous material and other oil-based construction items. As an example, in the 2005 Street Reconstruction, the price the City paid was $36.50 per ton for bituminous surfacing. In late winter of 2005-2006, the bid for the same item on the Waco/Dodge project was $43 per ton, and on Highland Road the bid price is $52.08 per ton. There have been similar increases, although less dramatic, on other major components of street construction such as aggregate base, concrete curb and gutter, and concrete sidewalk.