Salt Dome Conveyor ProjectTHE CITY OF Dubuque
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Salt Dome Conveyor Project - CIP #2502153
DATE: September 15, 2009
Public Works Director Don Vogt recommends City Council approval of the plans,
specifications, form of contract and estimated cost of $160,000 for the Salt Dome
Conveyor Project.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Don Vogt, Public Works Director
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Don Vogt, Public Works Director~~
SUBJECT: Salt Dome Conveyor Project -CIP# 2502153
DATE: September 9, 2009
INTRODUCTION
The attached resolution approves the plans, specifications, form of contract, and
estimated cost for the Salt Dome Conveyor Project (CIP #2502153).
BACKGROUND
In the fiscal year 2010 Capital Improvement Project budget, funds are allotted for the
purchase and installation of a conveyor system in the salt storage dome at the
Municipal Services Center. At the City Council's September 8t" meeting, it approved the
initiation of the public bidding process for the Salt Dome Conveyor Project. It also set
the public hearing date for said project for September 21St
DISCUSSION
Engineering plans and specifications for this project have been prepared by Kueny
Architects L.L.C of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Kueny is the firm that designed the
Municipal Services Center and the salt storage dome earlier this decade. This project
will include the construction of a conveyor pit, installation of a salt conveyor system,
modifications to the electrical system, and modifications to the roof panels of the
storage dome. Completion of this project will provide for quicker and safer dome-
loading operations, and allow us to use all of the building's salt storage capacity.
The schedule for the project is proposed
Advertisement of Bids
Notice of Public Hearing
Public Hearing
Receipt of Bids
Award of Contract
as follows:
September 11, 2009
September 11, 2009
September 21, 2009
October 6, 2009
October 19, 2009
BUDGET IMPACT
The cost estimates for the project are as follows:
Construction Contract $ 141,135
Contingency $ 16,000
Engineering 2 865
Estimated Total Project Cost $ 160,000
This project will be funded with monies budgeted specifically for the Salt Dome
Conveyor Project in the Public Works Department's FY 2010 Capital Improvement
Project budget: CIP# - 2502153 $160,000.00
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend that the City Council approve the plans, specifications, form of contract, and
estimated cost for the Salt Dome Conveyor Project
ACTION REQUIRED
The City Council is requested to approve the plans, specifications, form of contract and
estimated cost for the Floodwall Levee Slope Stabilization Project through the adoption
of the attached resolution.
Attachment
RESOLUTION NO. 370-09
APPROVAL OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND
ESTIMATED COST FOR THE SALT DOME CONVEYOR PROJECT
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
That the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated
cost for the Salt Dome Conveyor Project, in the estimated amount $160,000.00,
are hereby approved.
Passed, approved and adopted this 21St day of September, 2009.
Joy , ° .Connors, Mayor Pro-Tem
Attest:
eanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk