DEPARTMENT: Facilities Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Award Bid And Execute Contract With Ebert Inc. To Provide General Contractor Services For Recycling Zone Plus Project
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WHEREAS, the Facilities Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Adopted Budget authorized the Recycling Zone Plus project; and
WHEREAS, the Recycling Zone Plus facility will be a 19,765-square-foot facility providing space for the sorting of reuse products from household hazardous waste, sorting by hazard categories, packing, bulking, weighing, and safe storage of hazardous waste. After check-in, patrons will have the option to drop off scrap metal, paper/cardboard, and tires themselves and then either exit the site or proceed to a covered drop-off area where staff will receive materials, including batteries, oil, paints, fluorescent lamps, and other household chemicals and products; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County's and Scott County’s existing household hazardous waste and recycling centers are insufficient to meet current and future needs. The two facilities properly manage almost seven million pounds of material per year from over 80,000 participants. Dakota County’s facility already handles four times the capacity it was designed to accommodate, and Scott County’s program growth is projected to be 325 percent by 2030; and
WHEREAS, a presentation of the schematic design work was shared for approval at the November 21, 2023, Physical Development Committee of the Whole Meeting; and
WHEREAS, bid documents and specifications were prepared by LHB and advertised on September 25, 2025; and
WHEREAS, bid documents were prepared by LHB, which included strategic alternates to provide options to the County Board for consideration; and
WHEREAS, eight competitive bids were received on October 16, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Ebert Inc. dba Ebert Companies, with a business address of 23350 Co Rd 10, Loretto, MN 55357, has submitted a bid of $12,930,000 for the base bid, including Alternates No. 1, 3, 4a, 4b, and 4c; and
WHEREAS, staff and LHB reviewed the qualifications of the bidder and recommend award to Ebert Inc. as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in an amount not to exceed $12,156,000, including Alternates No. 3, 4a, and 4b for the Recycling Zone Plus project; and
WHEREAS, funding for the project is within the approved CIP Adopted Budget total of $24,000,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Facilities Management Director to execute a contract with Ebert Inc., 23350 Co Rd 10, Loretto, MN 55357, in an amount not to exceed $12,156,000, for the Recycling Zone Plus project, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s office as to form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County of Commissioners hereby award the bid and authorizes the Facilities Director to execute a contract with Ebert Corp for $580,000, to construct a garage at the Recycling Zone Plus Facility (Alternate No. 4c); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County of Commissioners hereby award the bid and authorizes the Facilities Director to execute a contract with Ebert Corp for $194,000, to install additional photovoltaic capacity at the Recycling Zone Plus Facility (Alternate No. 1).
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