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Request for Proposals - 193rd Avenue Median Restoration Elk River, MN (Revised 4120110) -all revisions shown in Red Introduction The City of Elk River recently constructed the extension of 193rd Avenue from Xavier Street to County Road 13. Along with this construction new medians were built. The City is in the process of backfilling the medians with topsoil suitable for native plants. The City is requesting a proposal to complete the restoration of the medians with native plantings. The scope of the restoration work is outlined below. In addition to cost the City is interested in your firm's qualifications for completing the project. The selection of the contractor for this work will based on a combination of factors including cost (25%) and qualifications to complete the work (75%). Your proposal should be submitted to John Anderson, City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River MN 55330 by 4:00 PM Apri126, 2010 Work by others Preparation of the site will be completed by the City's street division. The preparation work by the street division will include the following: a. The area to be planted will be backfllled with topsoil blended for this application. The material used for topsoil will consist of a blend of soil specially formulated for this planting including 70% course sand, 15% ground compost and 15% peat b. The topsoil will be placed on top of the existing sub grade which will be tilled or ripped to a depth of 12 inches. c. The top soil will be treated with a herbicide two times to eliminate weed species prior to planting. d. The areas where the perennial end caps are to be planted will be backfilled with 12 inches of black loam topsoil. Project Scope The project involves establishing native plantings in the four medians along 193rd Avenue with perennial end cap plantings. The native plantings will involve a combination of native grasses and wildflowers. The native grasses will cover 100% of the medians and the native wildflowers will cover 30%. The specific layout will be determined at the time of planting. In addition to the initial installation the contractor will be required to provide maintenance of the plantings for three years.