DEPARTMENT: Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Contract with Bolton & Menk, Inc. For Environmental Monitoring Services On Minnesota River Greenway In Burnsville And Eagan, County Project P00127
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a contract with Bolton & Menk, Inc. for environmental monitoring services related to construction of the Minnesota River Greenway (P00127) pedestrian bridge in Eagan.
SUMMARY
Dakota County is proceeding with the Minnesota River Greenway Fort Snelling Segment (P00127) to construct 3.7 miles of the Minnesota River Greenway between trailheads located near Nicols Road and Lone Oak Road in Eagan, including a pedestrian bridge to cross over railroad owned by Union Pacific (Attachment: Project Map). Construction of the trail portion of the project began in Fall 2023, with construction of the pedestrian bridge planned to begin in 2025. Through the permitting process for bridge construction Dakota County is required to develop a Fen Contingency Plan to monitor and mitigate construction impacts on nearby wetlands classified as calcareous fen. This plan requires monitoring of vegetation within the project area and of nearby groundwater to understand impacts and potentially take action to mitigate any impacts. These monitoring activities are to begin one year in advance of construction.
A request for proposals for monitoring services was posted to the County website on March 12, 2024; two proposals were received by the March 26, 2024, deadline. County staff evaluated proposals and judged the proposal submitted by Bolton & Menk as the sole proposal responsive to the scope of work and with the staff experience best aligned with the needs of this project (Attachment: Evaluation Summary).
Two firms submitted proposals with the following estimated total and hourly costs:
* Bolton & Menk, Inc.; $100,950; $161.79 per hour
* Rock Leaf Water Environmental; $22,112; $1...
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