DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Award Bid And Execute Contract With Thomas & Sons Construction, Inc., And Amend 2025 Adopted Budget For County State Aid Highway 28 Roadway Improvements, County Projects 28-76
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
* Authorize to award and execute contract with Thomas & Sons Construction, Inc., to provide general contractor services for County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 28 Roadway Improvements, County Project (CP) 28-76 in Inver Grove Heights.
* Authorize to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Adopted Budget for the construction of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 28 Roadway Improvements, County Project (CP) 28-76 in Inver Grove Heights.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with CP 28-76, the CSAH 28 Roadway Improvements (Attachment: Project Location Map). County Project 28-76 consists of a lane reduction, pedestrian crossing improvements, signal revisions, and a signal replacement along CSAH 28 between Babcock Trail and Blaine Avenue.
Design documents were prepared by the KLJ Engineering LLC team in consultation with staff. Dakota County advertised a Request for Bids on March 17, 2025. On April 15, 2025, five qualified bids were received as follows:
Bidder Total Amount
Thomas & Sons Construction, Inc. $1,968,228.43
Park Construction Company $2,033,926.32
ICON, LLC $2,198,157.00
McNamara Consulting $2,340,391.00
Urban Companies $2,785,857.45
Staff has reviewed the bids and determined that Thomas & Sons Construction, Inc., has submitted the lowest responsive and responsible bid of $1,968,228.43. The lowest bid is approximately 19.9 percent lower than the engineer's estimate of $2,458,616.70 for CP 28-76.
An amendment is requested to the 2025 CIP Adopted Budget to increase construction budgets for CP 28-76. The City's overall cost share decreased due to competitive bid pricing for the traffic signal fo...
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