DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Award And Execute Contract With McNamara Contracting And Amend 2023 Transportation CIP Budget For CP 9-56 On CSAH 9 In City Of Lakeville
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
* Award bid and authorize a contract with McNamara Contracting for County Project (CP) 9-56 in the City of Lakeville (City).
* Amend the 2023 Transportation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with CP 9-56. County Project 9-56 is the construction of a new alignment of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 9 (179th Street) from Hayes Avenue to CSAH 23 (Cedar Avenue) in the City of Lakeville (Attachment: Project Location). The segment of existing Dodd Boulevard between Hayes Avenue and CSAH 31 (Pilot Knob Road) will be reconstructed separately in 2024 as part of the jurisdictional transfer to the City.
Construction is planned to start in the spring 2023 and be substantially complete by November 2023. CP 9-56 was initially bid in May, 2022 and the bids were ultimately rejected with a plan to re-bid to allow for more flexible construction phasing and competitive bids.
Construction bids were received and tabulated on December 6, 2022. Eight bidders submitted bids as follows:
Bidder Bid Amount
McNamara Contracting $11,207,634.63
Eureka Construction, Inc. $11,634,920.41
Park Construction Company $11,981,260.74
Ryan Contracting Co. $12,460,737.75
S.M. Hentges & Sons, Inc. $12,636,123.65
Meyer Contracting, Inc. $13,204,457.25
Max Steininger, Inc. $13,232,465.05
Northwest Asphalt $14,789,847.38
The lowest responsive and responsible bid for CP 9-56 is $11,207,634.63 from McNamara Contracting Inc., which is 3.45 percent under the engineer's estimate of $11,608,521.70. The previous low bid from May 2022 was $11,669,790.53. Rebidding the project has resulted in a cost savings of $492,125.90 to both the City and Co...
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