HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2020-242
C ITY OF P LYMOUTH
R ESOLUTION N O. 2020-242
RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT AND ENTERING INTO A COOPERATIVE AND SUB
GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE SHINGLE CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION FOR THE BASS AND POMERLEAU LAKES ALUM TREATMENT PROJECT
(WR-20-0008)
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth and the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission (SCWMC)
are working to improve the water quality in Bass and Pomerleau Lakes to help the lakes meet water quality
standards; and
WHEREAS, in 2013 the City and the SCWMC preferred project was to utilize hypolimnetic withdrawal
and aluminum sulfate (alum) assisted flocculation treatment of the water in either an upstream pond or a
lagoon of Bass Lake to reduce phosphorus inflow to the lake; and
WHEREAS, the preferred project was included in the City of Plymouth approved 2015- 2019 Capital
Improvement Program for $375,000; and
WHEREAS, on September 11, 2014, the SCWMC ordered the Plymouth Bass Lake Pond Project and
certified a levy to Hennepin County of $210,000; and
WHEREAS, for various reasons such as cost, operations concerns, treatment station location and further
advances and demonstrated successes of in-lake alum treatment, the City decided not to proceed with the
Plymouth Bass Lake Pond Project as proposed; and
WHEREAS, in 2017, the SCWMC completed a 5 Year TMDL Review, which proposed internal
management solutions such as in-lake alum treatment to improve the water quality and clarity of Bass and
Pomerleau Lakes; and
WHERAS, the project is included in the approved 2020-2029 CIP for $120,000.00; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an advertisement for bids for the Bass & Pomerleau Lakes Alum Treatment
Project, bids were received, opened and tabulated according to State law, and the following bids were received
complying with the advertisement:
Contractor Schedule A Schedule B Total Bid
Bass Lake Pomerleau Lake
HAB Aquatic Solutions $75,846.76 $52,567.12 $128,413.88
Engineer’s Estimate $60,972.00 $43,714.00 $104,686.00
WHEREAS, it appears that HAB Aquatic Solutions, from Lincoln, Nebraska, is the lowest responsible
bidder, complying with the minimum qualifications; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer recommends awarding of both schedules of the project to HAB Aquatic
Solutions; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth and SCWMC wish to jointly proceed with the contract for in-lake alum
treatment in Bass and Pomerleau Lakes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth will bid and administer construction services for the second dose of in-
lake alum treatment in Bass and Pomerleau Lakes according to the bidding documents; and
WHEREAS, the City of Plymouth will be reimbursed for construction costs associated with the Bass and
Pomerleau Lake Alum Treatment Project by SCWMC in accordance with the Cooperative and Subgrant
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH,
MINNESOTA that:
1) The Mayor and City Manager are authorized and directed to enter into a contract for the Total Bid,
including Schedule A and Schedule B, with HAB Aquatic Solutions in the name of the City of Plymouth for the
Alum Treatment of Bass and Pomerleau Lakes according to the plans and specifications on file in the office of
the City Engineer in the amount of $128,413.88.
2) The Mayor and City Manager are authorized and directed to approve and sign the Cooperative and
Subgrant Agreement between the City of Plymouth and the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission
for the Bass and Pomerleau Lakes Alum Treatment Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that funding for this project shall be from the Water Resources Fund
($128,413.88) and will be 100% reimbursed by the SCWMC.
APPROVED by the City Council on this 8th day of September 2020.