DEPARTMENT: Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management
FILE TYPE: Regular Action
TITLE
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Award Of Bid And Authorization To Execute Contract With Donlar Construction Company For South St. Paul Library Project And Authorization To Increase Project Budget And Amend 2022 Buildings Capital Improvement Program And Non-Departmental Budgets
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a contract with Donlar Construction Company to complete construction of the South St. Paul Library project. This project is included in the 2022-2026 Building Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Adopted Budget. Additionally, authorize amendment to the 2022 Building Capital Improvement Program and Non-Departmental Budgets to increase the total South St. Paul Library project budget to $11,300,000 and update its funding source.
SUMMARY
By Resolution No. 22-033 (January 18, 2022), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners approved the design of the proposed South St. Paul Library and authorized staff to negotiate the terms of a joint powers agreement (JPA) to complete the City library's merger and acquisition of land for the County's tenth branch library location.
By Resolution No. 22-281 (June 21, 2022), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners approved the JPA between the City of South St. Paul and Dakota County. The JPA was approved with the understanding that the Board would determine funding for the library prior to award of a construction contract.
Bid documents were prepared by staff with the professional design support of BKV Group. The project was formally advertised, and competitive bids were received on August 4, 2022. The three lowest bid totals evaluated for award are as follows:
Bidder Contract Amount
Donlar Construction Company, Shoreview, MN $8,434,500
Ebert Inc. - d.b.a. "Ebert Construction", Corcoran, MN $8,998,000
Jorgenson Construction, Inc., Minneapolis, MN $9,047,000
All bids received were complete, included a bid bond, and acknowledged the Ad...
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