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42188.1 <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrato b <br />DATE: April 21, 1988 <br />SUBJECT: County Road 15 Street Lighting - Design Engineer Report <br />Attachment: A. Engineer's Report - County Road 15 Street <br />Lighting - Ehlers and Associates <br />B. County Road 15 Lighting and Financing Memo Dated <br />3/21/88 (No Attachments) <br />C. Engineer's Proposal (not incl led) <br />D. Lighting Layou& Plan (not includcl) <br />ISSUES - <br />1. Determine if the City desires to further pursue the issue of <br />City owned lighting on County Road 15. <br />2. If so, setting of a public hearing date. <br />3. If a public hearing date is set, determine preliminary amount <br />to be assessed. <br />4. Determination as to whether the Council desires to go out for <br />bid or accept this as an addendum to the Flennepin County contract <br />with the lighting company. <br />INTRODUCTION - <br />MEA CULPA - <br />At the March <br />'R, 1988 meeting <br />the Council apprcved the <br />undertaking <br />of <br />a feasibility study <br />by Ehlers and Associates for <br />the street <br />1 ight ing on County Road <br />15. At the time the estimate <br />was $92,000 <br />for <br />the lights plus $4,500 <br />for the feasibility study. <br />For a total <br />of <br />$97,000. As noted in <br />the report this has changed. <br />DISCUSSION - The current amount proposed for the contract is <br />$i1307291. This is almost $20,000 more than had been originally <br />anticipated in the preliminary estimate. Despite a 2% decrease <br />by the bidder for amending the ccntract Ehlers had not estimated <br />cabling on both sides in order to allow the lights to be on <br />alternate sides of the road. This amounted to about 95% of the <br />increase in expenditure. In addition, as noted the Cok-nty now <br />has indicated that as this is a County contract they have a right <br />to an additional $11,300 if they choose to exercise their <br />contract administration provision. At present we do not have a <br />response back frcxn them as to whether they would actually enforce <br />this or if they h.id charged this amount against. the City of Mnun:i <br />in tho i r street l ighting. we h�. nv to have an answer for you on <br />Mcmriay night. <br />