E 24th Street Site Contaminated Soil Removal ProjectCity of Dubuque
City Council
CONSENT ITEMS # 10.
Copyrighted
June 16, 2025
ITEM TITLE: E 24th Street Site Contaminated Soil Removal Project
(Comiskey Park Property) - USEPA Brownfields Multipurpose
Grant: Acceptance of Public Improvement Construction
Contract
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council adopt the attached
resolution to accept the Public Improvement Construction
Contract and to authorize the payment of the contract amount
of $69,610.50 to Top Grade Excavating, Inc. for the East 24th
Street Site Contaminated Soil Removal Project.
RESOLUTION Accepting The East 24th Street Site
Contaminated Soil Removal Project And Authorizing Final
Payment To The Contractor
SUGGUESTED Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. MVM Memo
2. E 24th Street Site Contaminated Soil Removal Project - Council Staff Acceptance
MEMO
3. E 24th Street Site Contaminated Soil Removal Project - Acceptance RESOLUTION
4. E 24th Street Site Contaminated Soil Removal Project - Engineers Cert of
Completion
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: E 24th Street Site Contaminated Soil Removal Project (Comiskey Park
Property)
USEPA Brownfields Multipurpose Grant
Acceptance of Public Improvement Construction Contract
Project Number: 6052000015
DATE: June 10, 2025
City Engineer Gus Psihoyos is recommending City Council adopt the attached
resolution to accept the Public Improvement Construction Contract and to authorize the
payment of the contract amount of $69,610.50 to Top Grade Excavating, Inc. for the
East 24th Street Site Contaminated Soil Removal Project.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
Jenny Larson, Chief Financial Officer
Bob Schiesl, Assistant City Engineer
Jill Connors, Economic Development Director
Marie Ware, Parks & Recreation Director
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Dubuque
III -America City
2007-2012.2013
2017*2019
FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
DATE: June 9, 2025
SUBJECT: E 24th Street Site Contaminated Soil Removal Project (Comiskey Park Property)
USEPA Brownfields Multipurpose Grant
Acceptance of Public Improvement Construction Contract
Project Number: 6052000015
INTRODUCTION
The enclosed resolution provides for the acceptance of the Public Improvement
Construction Contract for the East 24th Street Site Contaminated Soil Removal Project.
BACKGROUND
Over the past 19 years, City supported redevelopment efforts have made significant
headway in mitigating site -specific contamination risks which has led to many sites
having their economic viability restored. Three specific sites were selected to be
cleaned up as part of the USEPA Brownfields Multipurpose Grant. The sites are the
eastern half block expansion of Comiskey Park, and the former Sinclair Oil and Dodd's
Terminal sites in the South Port. The USEPA Brownfields Multipurpose Grant provides
funding for community outreach and involvement, environmental assessments, reuse
planning, and site remediation and clean-up.
The East 24th Street Site Contaminated Soil Removal Project provided for the removal,
and disposal of contaminated soil material on the Comiskey Park site and replacement
with suitable fill soil material, regrading to allow the site to properly drain, and reseeding
the disturbed work areas.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend that the City Council accept the Public Improvements and authorize the
payment of $69,610.50 to Top Grade Excavating, Inc. for the East 24th Street Site
Contaminated Soil Removal Project.
BUDGET IMPACT
The project cost for the East 24th Street Site Contaminated Soil Removal Project is
summarized in the following table:
Description
Award
Final Cost
Construction Contract
$ 64,399.50
$ 69,610.50
Contingency
12,300.00
0.00
Total Construction Cost Estimate
$ 76,699.50
$ 69,610.50
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The proposed project funding is summarized as follows:
Project Number
Fund Description
Fund Amount
6052000015
USEPA Brownfields Multipurpose Grant
$ 69,610.50
Total Project Funding 1
$ 69,610.50
REQUESTED ACTION
The City Council is requested to adopt the attached
Improvement Construction Contract and to authorize
amount of $69,610.50 to Top Grade Excavating, Inc.
Contaminated Soil Removal Project.
cc: Jenny Larson, Chief Financial Officer
Bob Schiesl, Assistant City Engineer
Jill Connors, Economic Development Director
Marie Ware, Leisure Services Director
resolution to accept the Public
the payment of the contract
for the East 24th Street Site
F:\PROJECTS\EPA Multipurpose Grant 2019\E 24th St - Comiskey Contaminated Soil Removal - 2024\Council & Staff
Documents\Acceptance
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Prepared by Kerry Bradley City of Dubuque Engineering 50 W. 13" St Dubuque IA 52001 (563)589-4270
Return to Adrienne N. Breitfelder City Clerk City of Dubuque, 50 W. 131" St. Dubuque, IA 52001 (563)589-4100
RESOLUTION NO. 209-25
ACCEPTING THE EAST 24TH STREET SITE CONTAMINATED SOIL REMOVAL
PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENT TO THE CONTRACTOR
WHEREAS, the public improvement contract for the East 24th Street Site
Contaminated Soil Removal Project, (the Project) has been completed by the Contractor,
Top Grade Excavating, Inc. of Farley, Iowa (Contractor), and the City Engineer has
examined the work and recommends that the Project be accepted; and
WHEREAS, the final contract amount for the Project is $69,610.50; and
WHEREAS, the Contractor has previously been paid $58,675.71, leaving a credit
refund balance of $10,934.79; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the recommendation of the City Engineer
should be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
SECTION 1. The recommendation of the City Engineer is approved, and the
Project is hereby accepted.
SECTION 2. The Finance Director is hereby directed to pay the Contractor for the
balance of the retainage of $10,934.79 as provided in Iowa Code chapter 573, and to pay
such retainage in accordance with the provisions of Iowa Code chapter 573 or Iowa Code
chapter 26.13.
Passed, approved and adopted this 16th day of June 2025.
Attest:
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
.• ���agh, Mayor
Prepared by Kerry Bradley City of Dubuque Engineering 50 W. 131h St. Dubuque, IA 52001 (563)589-4270
Return to Adrienne N. Breitfelder City Clerk City of Dubuque, 50 W. 1 Y St. Dubuque, IA 52001 (563)589-4100
CITY ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATE OF FINAL COMPLETION OF THE EAST 24TH
STREET SITE CONTAMINATED SOIL REMOVAL PROJECT
The undersigned City Engineer of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, hereby certifies that
he has inspected the East 24th Street Site Contaminated Soil Removal Project and work
has been performed in compliance with the terms of the Public Improvement Contract,
and that the total project cost of the completed work is $69,610.50.
Dated this 9t" day of June 2025.
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
Filed in the office of the City Clerk on the 9t" day of June 2025.
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Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
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