DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Contract With CM Construction Company, Inc. For Construction For Phase I Veterans Memorial Greenway Memorial Plazas In Inver Grove Heights, County Project P00147
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize a construction contract with CM Construction Company, Inc. to complete the Phase I greenway memorial node construction work for County Project (CP) P00147, Veterans Memorial Greenway in Inver Grove Heights (Attachment: Project Location). The memorial plazas include the Missing In Action (MIA) Prairie, number 5, near Akron Avenue and Places We Served, number 6, near Rich Valley Boulevard (County Highway 71).
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 constructed 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. Additional landscaping construction will be completed by a separate construction contract starting in the fall of 2025.
Timeline: The greenway memorial plazas will begin construction in the fall of 2025, be substantially completed by December 2025, and be fully completed in 2026.
Bids Received: Bids were received and tabulated on August 5, 2025 (Attachment: Bid Tabulation). Four bidders submitted bids as follows:
Bidder Bid Amount
CM Construction Company, Inc. $375,900.00
Pember Companies, Inc. $415,181.50
Urban Companies $619,316.00
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