DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Award Proposal And Execute Contract With RES Great Lakes, LLC For Spring Lake Savanna Restoration Project
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the award of proposal and execute contract with RES Great Lakes, LLC for restoration and enhancement at Spring Lake Park Reserve (SLPR).
SUMMARY
Background:
Dakota County's Natural Resource Management System Plan (NRMSP) was adopted by Resolution No. 17-274 (May 9, 2017). The NRMSP determined that Parks Natural Resources shall restore the Dakota County Parks System's natural areas per each area's respective Park Natural Resource Management Plan.
The SLPR Natural Resources Management Plan was adopted by Resolution No. 21-313 (June 22, 2021) and identified high-priority ecological restoration sites within the park.
Funding for this restoration work will be derived from the Minnesota Legislature's 2022 Outdoor Heritage Fund (OHF) and from the state Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF). By Resolution No. 22-334 (August 23, 2022) and by Resolution No. 23-130 (March 28, 2023), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the execution of these grant contracts. Grant funding is available until June 30, 2028. Additional grant funds will be sought for contracted work occurring after that date (an estimated $63,049.78). If no external funding is secured by the end of the existing grants, Natural Resources Base Program Funding (Environmental Legacy Fund) within the 2028 Parks Capital Improvement Program will be used to complete the contract, or the scope of the contract will be reduced to coincide with the existing grant funding.
Contract Information:
A request for proposals (RFP) was prepared and released on December 19, 2025, which will restore 17.1 of SLPR. Six proposals were received, as follows:
Bidder Total Base Proposal Amount
RES Great Lakes, LLC $241,984.40
Landbridge Ecological $263,727.00
Natural Resource Ser...
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