DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Award Bid And Execute Contract With Alex's Lawn And Turf LLC, dba DreamScapes Landscape and Design To Provide General Contractor Services For Pollinator Promenade And Daylit Stream Project At Thompson County Park
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize award and execute a contract with Alex's Lawn and Turf LLC, dba DreamScapes Landscape and Design to provide general contractor services for the Pollinator Promenade and Daylit Stream Project as part of the Thompson County Park Phase II Master Plan Improvements project.
SUMMARY
The Thompson County Park Master Plan was approved by the Dakota County Board by Resolution No. 20-037 (January 21, 2020).
Per the 2020 Master Plan, the Pollinator Promenade and Daylit Stream Project is an environmental education project. It will add an accessible, natural surface trail between Thompson Lake and Emerson Pond. The Pollinator Promenade will educate the public on the importance of pollinators and will connect parkgoers with nature through plantings that engage the senses. Interpretative panels along the walkway will guide that sensory connection. The Daylit Stream component of the project will create a new stream channel that will have ecological benefits, including sediment and nutrient reduction and an increase in habitat. The native vegetation will provide soil stability and water retention, and filtration.
Additionally, the project will regrade a portion of the existing paved trail to reduce the slope of the trail in order to meet accessibility guidelines, and it will formalize a neighborhood access point with a curb-cut and accessible trail.
Construction documents were prepared by Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. (HKGi) and advertised for bid on June 17, 2025. Seven bids were received on July 22, 2025. See attached Bid Tabulation for full results. The lowest responsible and responsive bidder is Alex's Lawn and Turf LLC, dba DreamScapes Landscape a...
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