DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Construction Service Contract Amendments With Ames Construction, Inc., S.M. Hentges & Sons, Inc., And WSB & Associates, Inc. For Minnesota River Greenway Fort Snelling Segment In Eagan And Authorization To Amend 2026 Parks Capital Improvement Program Budget For County Project 1000625 (P00127)
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Minnesota River Greenway Runs along the south side of the Minnesota River in Eagan and Burnsville, extending from I-35W in Burnsville to Lilydale Regional Park in St. Paul; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 11-516 (October 18, 2011), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners adopted the Minnesota River Greenway Plan; and
WHEREAS, the rapidly developing and robust recreational network that has developed in the area has created increased demand for completion of the trail connection between the recently constructed Lone Oak trailhead, the Cedar-Nicols Trailhead, and the Minnesota River Greenway Black Dog Segment to the west; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 23-423 (September 26, 2023), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of a contract with S.M. Hentges & Sons, Inc. for construction services for the trail portion of the Fort Snelling segment of the Minnesota River Greenway in an amount not to exceed $8,866,97; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 25-338 (July 8, 2025), Dakota County executed a contract amendment with S.M. Hentges & Sons, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $11,061,734 due to expenses incurred by project delays, flooding within the project area, and increases in material quantities; and
WHEREAS, additional expenses were incurred related to contractor delay and remobilization, increased labor costs and additional materials that were required to bring the trail portion of the project to completion; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 25-159 (March 25, 2025), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of a contract...
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