September 21, 2021 at 5:00 PM - Public Works Committee Meeting
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1. Open Meeting
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2. Roll Call
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3. Items of Business
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3.A. Provide a recommendation to the City Council on approving sidewalk painting for the Great Pumpkin Festival.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada informed the committee that the sidewalk painting will simply be going over the previous years' pumpkins that are already there.
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3.B. Provide a recommendation to the City Council on approving the Right-of-Way Permit request from Black Hills Energy for gas main relocation in north Crete.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada informed the committee that this permit is necessary for the paving project on north Main to continue.
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3.C. Provide a recommendation to the City Council on awarding the Linden Ave and 12th Street Asphalt Overlay Project to Constructors, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $115,000.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada stated that Constructor's Inc. was over the engineer's estimate, but is still the lowest bid for the project.
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3.D. Provide a recommendation to the City Council on awarding the railway boring project for the West Crete water and sewer extension to Horizontal Boring & Tunneling for the amount of $244,120.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada stated that this was also way over the engineer's estimate due to railroad requirements, but is also necessary to continue the project.
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3.E. Provide a recommendation to the City Council on awarding the West Crete 13th Street water and sewer project to Van Kirk for the amount of $229,641.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada informed the committee that this, too, was well over the engineer's budget. However, it was over $100,000 lower than other bids.
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3.F. Provide a recommendation to the City Council on adopting Resolution 2021-11: A resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign the Municipal Annual Certification of Program Compliance.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada stated that this is a statutory requirement by NDOT and explained that the resolution says the money they give us is spent the way it's required to be.
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3.G. Provide a recommendation to the City Council on entering into an agreement with Mid-State Engineering & Testing to conduct a Geotechnical Engineering Study for a new lift station at 22nd and Ivy.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada explained that Gilmore does not do Geotech work, so this agreement is for Mid-State Engineering & Testing to do this geotech engineering study for the box culvert project.
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3.H. Provide a recommendation to the City Council on enacting Ordinance 2139: An ordinance relating to the duties and responsibilities of the Director of Public Works.
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City Administrator Tom Ourada and City Attorney Kyle Manley both explained that this ordinance is further clarifying the job description and requirements for the Public Works Director. This is intended to make it easier to find someone for the open position.
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4. Officers' Reports
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5. Adjournment
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