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August 9, 2021 <br />Chris Kerzman <br />Engineering Manager <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities <br />1705 Main Street <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 <br />RE: Elk River Municipal Utilities Field Services Building - Bid Package #5A2 <br />Recommendations for Award of Contract <br />Dear Mr. Kerzman; <br />On August 9, 2021, bids were received at the Elk River Municipal Utilities offices for bid <br />package 5A2 of the Elk River Municipal Utilities – Field Services Facility Expansion <br />project. Despite early interest by multiple subcontractors in the rebidding of this portion <br />of the project, only one bid was received at the time of the bid. Briese Iron Works, Inc. <br />was the sole bidder with a bid of $421,150.00. <br />While the default of Thornberg Steel has been a negative impact to the budget of this <br />project, by working directly with the steel joist and decking contractor RJM has been able <br />to keep the increase from Briese’s bid on the original bid day to their bid today to less <br />than a $40,000 increase. Given the volatile materials market conditions over the past few <br />months we feel as though this is a positive aspect to Briese’s current bid. <br />At this time RJM has completed its review of Briese Iron Work’s bid we recommend to <br />the Utilities Commission that they approve the award of the following contracts at this <br />time. <br />BID CATEGORY AWARD AMOUNT <br />5A2 – Struct. Steel & Misc. Metals–Materials Base Bid $421,150.00 <br />Briese Iron Works, Inc. <br />7010 Dresser Drive NE <br />Rochester, MN 55906 <br />HANDOUT AT MEETING - LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION