DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Construction Contract With Eureka Construction, Incorporated, For Mississippi River Greenway Rosemount East In City Of Rosemount, Project P00109
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize a new contract with Eureka Construction, Incorporated, (Eureka) to replace expired contract (DCA20844), which extends construction services into 2025 for County Project (CP) P00109.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient greenway system, Dakota County is proceeding with CP P00109. County Project P00109 is the construction of a 2.4-mile segment of the Mississippi River Greenway (MRG) in Rosemount, and is the last remaining segment of the regional trail to be secured, designed, and constructed in order to connect the national MRG from Hastings to South St. Paul (Attachment: Project Location Map).
By Resolution No. 23-596 (December 19, 2023), the County Board authorized the award and execution of a contract with Eureka for construction services for CP P00109.
The original contract had an expiration date of November 30, 2024, and due to staff oversight the contract was inadvertently allowed to expire while scope and work required of Eureka, including 2025 punch list items, is still required to complete the CP P00109 construction project.
In addition to the contract expiration date, the construction project has seen cost increases and seven change orders that will increase the total contract value and require additional budget totally $573,862.94. Some of the key additional cost increases include the following:
• Approved Change Orders: $311,239.70
• Drainage & Stormwater: $68,985.46
• Paving: $59,821.82
• Railroad Flagging: $34,220.00
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends the execution of a new contract with Eureka in the amount of $9,059,631.17, which includes a base cost increase of $573,862.94 and an additional contingency of $76,137.06 which is $650,000 more than the original contracted amount of $8,409,631.17.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
The 2025 Parks Capital Improvement Budget includes a project budget of $11,234,141.73, with all funding budgeted in prior years. Sufficient funds within the project budget are available for this amendment.
☐ None ☒ Current budget ☐ Other
☐ Amendment Requested ☐ New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, to provide a safe and efficient greenway system, Dakota County is proceeding with County Project (CP) P00109, Mississippi River Greenway Rosemount East; and
WHEREAS, the Mississippi River Greenway (MRG) Rosemount East segment is the last remaining segment of the regional trail to be secured, designed, and constructed in order to connect the national MRG from Hastings to South St. Paul; and
WHEREAS, the MRG Rosemount East project includes the construction of 2.4 miles of trail from its connection with MRG Rosemount West to Spring Lake Park Reserve; and
WHEREAS, the County is the lead agency for the project; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 23-596 (December 19, 2023), the County Board authorized a contract with Eureka Construction for construction of CP P00109; and
WHEREAS, the original contract expired on November 30, 2024, and additional construction activities remain to complete the project; and
WHEREAS, the construction contract has increases of $573,862.94 or 7 percent over the original contract amount; and
WHEREAS, the construction cost increases include additional costs for traffic control, grading and ditch correction, railroad crossing panels, turf establishment and fencing; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends executing a new contract with Eureka Construction to complete remaining construction activities in 2025 and increasing the contract by $650,000 from the original; 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 authorizes the Physical Development Director to award a new contract with Eureka Construction to complete construction services for County Project P00109 in an amount not to exceed $9,059,631.17, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION
23-596; 12/19/23
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment: Project Location Map
Attachment: Construction Cost Changes Summary
BOARD GOALS
☒ A Great Place to Live ☒ A Healthy Environment
☐ A Successful Place for Business and Jobs ☐ Excellence in Public Service
CONTACT
Department Head: Niki Geisler
Author: Tony Wotzka