DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Award And Execute Contract With New Look Contracting, Inc. For Signal Reconstruction At Pilot Knob Road And Corporate Center Drive In City Of Eagan, County Project 31-103
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Award bid and authorize execution of a contract with New Look Contracting, Inc. for County Project (CP) 31-103 in the City of Eagan.
SUMMARY
To promote a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County and the City of Eagan are partnering on CP 31-103. The signal reconstruction will occur at County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 31 (Pilot Knob Road) and Corporate Center Drive (Attachment: Location Map).
County Project 31-103 will replace the aging signal system, construct additional turn lanes, and install Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant ramps, lighting, curb and gutter, sidewalks/trails, and storm sewer at the intersection of CSAH 31 and Corporate Center Drive.
The County is the lead agency for the project with construction anticipated to begin in summer 2024.
By Resolution No. 23-075 (February 28th, 2023), the County Board authorized the execution of a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the City of Eagan to define costs and responsibilities for CP 31-103.
The County issued the project advertisement, and five responsive bids were received and tabulated for CP 31-103 on Friday, June 21st, 2024.
Bidder
Total Amount
New Look Contracting, Inc.
$1,315,829.75
McNamara Contracting, Inc.
$1,329,973.00
Park Construction Company
$1,368,700.93
Meyer Contracting Inc.
$1,406,729.98
Urban Companies
$1,560,995.68
The engineer's estimate for CP 31-103 is $974,678. Staff reviewed the bids, and the lowest responsible bid is $1,315,829.75 from New Look Contracting, Inc., which is 35 percent above the estimate. Signal system, signing and striping, and grading were the largest work categories contributing to the discrepancy from estimated to bid cost. The current bidding clima...
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