DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Contract With Lake County Outdoors, LLC For Construction For Phase I Veterans Memorial Greenway Landscaping In Inver Grove Heights, County Project P00147
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize a construction contract with Lake County Outdoors, LLC to complete the Phase I greenway landscaping construction work for County Project (CP) P00147, Veterans Memorial Greenway in Inver Grove Heights (Attachment: Project Location).
SUMMARY
To enrich lives by providing high-quality recreation and education opportunities in harmony with natural resource preservation and stewardship, Dakota County is proceeding with the Veterans Memorial Greenway (VMG). The long-range plan was approved by the County Board by Resolution No. 17-493 (September 26, 2017). Phase I construction of this Greenway regional trail was authorized by the County Board by Resolution No. 24-188 (April 9, 2024) and constructed in 2024-2025. The trail construction included about two miles of 10' wide shared-use trail, a new tunnel under County Highway 71, native prairie seeding, Greenway Wayfinding, and a mid-block crossing of County Highway 73 into Rich Valley Park. Landscaping work will occur at various locations along Phase I, including at the Missing In Action (MIA) Prairie, number 5, and Places We Served, number 6. Additional memorial plaza construction will be completed by a separate construction contract starting in fall the of 2025.
Timeline: The greenway landscaping will begin construction in the fall of 2025, be substantially completed by November 2025, and undergo two years of maintenance until 2027.
Bids Received: Bids were received and tabulated on July 22, 2025 (Attachment: Bid Tabulation). Five bidders submitted bids as follows:
Bidder Bid Amount
Lake County Outdoors, LLC $96,701.46
Clearscape Outdoors Services $125,347.00
Hoffman & McNamara Co. $127,995.00
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