DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Award Bid And Execute Contract With Native Resource Preservation, LLC, For Restoration And Enhancement At Grannis and McCullough Conservation Easements
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the award of bid and execute contract with Native Resource Preservation, LLC, for restoration and enhancement at the Grannis easement in Inver Grove Heights and the McCullough Easement in Ravenna Township.
SUMMARY
Background:
The Land Conservation Plan, approved by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners on November 17, 2020, identified 24 Preliminary Conservation Focus Areas and directed staff to pursue the acquisition and restoration of conservation easements with willing landowners within these Focus Areas. The Dakota County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of conservation easements on the Gelhar-Emrick (now McCullough) property on July 22, 2008, and on the Grannis property on June 21, 2011, and on June 21, 2016.
Funding for restoration work at these properties is derived from the Board of Water and Soil Resources Habitat Enhancement Landscape Program (BWSR HELP) grant, authorized by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners on June 25, 2024, and the Minnesota Legislature's 2022 Outdoor Heritage Fund (ML22 OHF) grant, authorized on August 23, 2022.
Contract information:
A request for quotes was prepared and released on November 7, 2024, to ten vendors. The initial RFQ included a third easement site that has since been removed from the contract scope due to timing limitations. Three quotes were received for the two remaining project sites, as follows:
Bidder Total Quote Amount
Native Resource Preservation, LLC $109,052.62
Minnesota Native Landscapes, Inc $112,866.10
Landbridge Ecological, Inc $136,597.90
The lowest responsive, responsible quote was from Native Resource Preservation, LLC (NRP) for $109,052.62.
Vendors also provided quotes for two alternates. NRP's subm...
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