DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Amendment Three With Max Steininger, Inc., For Veterans Memorial Greenway Construction In Inver Grove Heights, County Project P00147
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the execution of construction contract amendment three with Max Steininger, Inc., to complete the greenway trail construction work for County Project (CP) P00147, Veterans Memorial Greenway (VMG) Phase I in Inver Grove Heights (Attachment: Project Location).
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient greenway system, Dakota County is proceeding with the VMG Phase I segment, which is the construction of about two miles of shared-use trail. The construction included a 10-foot shared-use trail, tunnel under County Highway 71, earthwork, and elements of the basic and enhanced memorial nodes, Greenway Wayfinding, and a mid-block crossing of County Highway 73 into Rich Valley Park. The VMG Phase I project started in the spring of 2024, was substantially complete in November 2024, and scheduled to be fully complete by the end of the fall of 2025.
Additional landscaping and memorial node construction will be completed by separate construction contracts, which have started this fall of 2025 for Phase I.
By Resolution No. 24-188 (April 9, 2024), the County Board authorized execution of a contract with Max Steininger, Inc., for construction of VMG Phase I, CP P00147.
By Resolution No. 25-041 (January 21, 2025), the County Board authorized contract amendment one with Max Steininger, Inc., for additional costs for excavating, grading, hauling, and quantity overruns for the trail base for the construction of VMG Phase I, CP P00147.
Parties entered in a written contract amendment effective February 18, 2025, the first amendment, which contained an accounting error and incorrectly identified the total contract maximum as $3,345,698.88 and the parties agreed that the total contract maximum for the work and services performed under the contract and first amendment should be $2,992,577.45. This was administratively processed with a second amendment to the contract to adjust the accounting error for the total contract maximum.
Contract amendment three is needed to add additional project budget into the construction contract for construction activities which included a new guard rail along Rich Valley Boulevard adjacent to the new grade separated crossing, erosion control and slope armoring adjacent to wing walls for the tunnel that have encountered regular erosion during heavy rain events, a concrete plaza, and other minor miscellaneous items to close out the construction contract. All of this work was completed by the end of October 2025.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends authorizing a contract amendment with Max Steininger, Inc., in the amount of $454,935.45 for costs associated with construction change orders and additional work completed related to guard rail installation, slope and erosion repairs, parking lot drainage improvements, and concrete plaza installation. The total contract amount will be $3,447,512.90.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
The 2025 Parks Capital Improvement Program Budget contains sufficient funding, $454,935.45, within the current project budget for the recommended contract amendment. The revenue source for the budget is utilizing 2020 State Bonding grant funding.
☐ None ☒ Current budget ☐ Other
☐ Amendment Requested ☐ New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, to provide high-quality recreational and educational opportunities in harmony with natural resource preservation and to honor Dakota County’s more than 25,000 veterans, Dakota County is proceeding with the Veterans Memorial Greenway County Project (CP) P00147; and
WHEREAS, the Veterans Memorial Greenway Phase I is the first segment of regional trail to be secured, designed, and constructed in order to connect the Mendota to Lebanon Greenway in Eagan to the Mississippi River Greenway in Inver Grove Heights; and
WHEREAS, the Veterans Memorial Greenway Phase I includes construction of two miles of trail starting 500’ west of the intersection of Alameda Path and Cliff Road in Inver Grove Heights and extending east along Cliff Road through Flint Hills property and then ending at Rich Valley Park; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 24-188 (April 9, 2024), the County Board authorized the execution of a contract with Max Steininger, Inc., for the construction of Phase I of the Veterans Memorial Greenway, CP P00147; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 25-041 (January 21, 2025), the County Board authorized contract amendment one with Max Steininger, Inc., for additional costs for excavating, grading, hauling, and quantity overruns for the trail base associated with the construction of Veterans Memorial Greenway Phase I; and
WHEREAS, the project is now substantially complete and ready for project closeout; and
WHEREAS, the construction contract has increased by $454,935.45 over the first contract amendment amount; and
WHEREAS, the construction cost increases include additional costs for guard rail installation, erosion and slope stabilization adjacent to tunnel wing walls, concrete plaza installation, and other minor miscellaneous items for additional work completed; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends authorizing a contract amendment with Max Steininger, Inc., in the amount of $454,935.45 for construction cost increases; and
WHEREAS, the 2025 Park’s Capital Improvement Program Budget has sufficient funds to accommodate the construction contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Physical Development Division Director, or their designee the Parks Director, to execute a third amendment to the contract with Max Steininger, Inc., in the amount of $454,935.45 for increased costs, resulting in a total amount of $3,447,512.90 for the construction work (County Project P00147) associated with the Veterans Memorial Greenway Phase I Segment, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION
24-188; 4/9/24
25-041; 1/21/25
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment: Project Location
Attachment: Budget Adjustment Memo
BOARD GOALS
☒ Thriving People ☒ A Healthy Environment with Quality Natural Resources
☐ A Successful Place for Business and Jobs ☐ Excellence in Public Service
CONTACT
Department Head: Niki Geisler
Author: Tony Wotzka