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ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL UTILITIES <br /> REGULAR MEETING OF THE <br /> UTILITIES COMMISSION <br /> August 14, 2001 <br /> Members Present: George Zabee, President; James Tralle, Vice Chair; John Dietz, Trustee <br /> Staff Present: Bryan Adams, General Manager; Glenn Sundeen, Line Superintendent; David Berg, Water <br /> Superintendent; Patricia Hemza, Office Manager <br /> Others Present: Rusty Fifield, Ehlers & Associates, Inc., Terry Mauer, Howard Green <br /> 1. Call meeting to order at 4:00 PM,August 14, 2001 <br /> 2. Consider Utilities Agenda <br /> Bryan Adams will have one additional informational item, to be discussed under Other Business. <br /> James Tralle moved to approve the Utilities Agenda for August 14, 2001, with one additional item <br /> under Other Business. George Zabee seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. <br /> 3. Consider Consent Agenda <br /> James Tralle moved to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: <br /> July Check Register <br /> Financials <br /> July 10, 2001 Minutes <br /> George Zabee seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. <br /> John Dietz, Trustee, arrived at 4:10 PM. <br /> 5.1 Review and Consider Bids for Water Tower <br /> Bids for the Eastern Water Tower were received on August 9, 2001. Staff advised that CB&I, Inc. was <br /> the low bidder. The question of the size of the water storage size of the elevated tank, and the logo were <br /> discussed. It was the general consensus that the larger size, 1.50 MG tank, at an additional cost of$134,000.00 <br /> over the base bid for a 1.25 MG tank would be the best decision, given the growth projections for Elk River. <br /> James Tralle moved to accept Alternate Bid A from CB&I, Inc. for the construction of a 1.50 MG Water <br /> Tower, without logo, at$1,441,000.00. Motion contingent upon the City Council approval of the land <br /> purchase. John Dietz seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. <br /> The schedule for the purchase of the land was reviewed. <br />