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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH ROCK SOLID TRAIL CONTRACTING, LLC, FOR PHASE III CONSTRUCTION OF THE DULUTH TRAVERSE TRAIL IN THE AMOUNT OF $103,716.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to contract with Rock Solid Trail Contracting, LLC, for the phase III construction of approximately 2.5 miles of new multi-use, bike-optimized natural surface trails in Enger and Central Park, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by Barr Engineering, the consultant, dated February 2013, and the contractor’s bid of $103,716, payable from Parks Fund 205; Community Resources 130; Parks Capital 1220; Improvements Other than Buildings 5530; Project: CM205-Travrs - Cap Mtce Fund 205, Traverse Trail.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes a contract with Rock Solid Trail Contracting, LLC for the construction of approximately 2.5 miles of new multi-use, bike-optimized natural surface trails on public lands in Enger and Central Park for a total contract amount of $103,716. This project is funded, in part, with a Federal Recreation Trail Program grant in the amount of $96,750 with a match of $32,250 from the Parks Fund.
This section of trail will be part of the Duluth Traverse Trail system which, once completed, will span the entire City of Duluth with 100 miles of trail.
The purchasing division posted the invitation to bid June 5, 2015, on the city’s website and received two bids by the closing date. A committee consisting of City professional staff reviewed and verified each bid, and determined that Rock Solid Trail Contracting was the most qualified to do the work. The committee’s review sheets are attached as Exhibit A. Rock Solid Trail Contracting’s bid was under the budgeted amount of $129,000. The bid tabulation is attached as Exhibit B.