DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Award Bid And Execute Contract With JM Hauling LLC To Provide Construction Services For West Lake Byllesby Regional Park Master Plan Improvements
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize award of bid and execution of a contract with JM Hauling LLC to provide construction services for the West Lake Byllesby Regional Park Master Plan Improvements.
SUMMARY
The Parks Capital Improvement Program Adopted Budget includes a project to develop project sites on the west side of the Lake Byllesby Regional Park which will formalize access and create basic trailhead amenities. Funding for this project came from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund and a County match.
In August 2025, Capital Projects Management staff developed a Request for Proposals for professional design services. Three firms responded with proposals. The internal selection committee selected Aune Fernandez Landscape Architects (AFLA) to provide the design services for this project.
Working with a Core Planning Group comprised of staff from Facilities Management and Parks, AFLA developed concept options to meet the project needs. Schematic design concepts were then selected and further developed. The project schematic design was presented to and approved by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners by Resolution No. 26-113 (March 24,2026). After this approval, AFLA and the Core Planning Group proceeded with the remaining design work on the project, which concluded in May 2026. AFLA prepared construction bid documents that were used to obtain competitive bids.
The bidding documents included a Base Bid and two Bid Alternates. Alternate Bid #1 includes the Cannon Overlook picnic deck, trail and associated landscaping work. Alternate Bid #2 includes a monument sign and all associated landscaping and electrical work at each project site.
The project was released for bidding on May 14, 2026. After three weeks, six competit...
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