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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH GARDNER BUILDERS DULUTH, LLC FOR THE GENERAL CONDITIONS WORK SCOPE OF THE CITY HALL MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING (MEP) RENEWAL PROJECT FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,297,874.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to execute an agreement with Gardner Builders Duluth, LLC for the general conditions work scope of the City Hall MEP renewal project for a total amount not to exceed $2,297,874, payable from fund 226-125-5004-6400-5520 (local fiscal recovery funds; finance; ventilation City Hall; City Hall HVAC/restroom upgrades; buildings & structures).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes a contract not to exceed $2,297,874 with Gardner Builders Duluth for general conditions construction in City Hall. The contracted work will contribute to the renewal of City Hall mechanical, electrical, and plumbing infrastructure for the purpose of improving indoor air quality in City Hall. Two other components of the same project were awarded separately and submitted for approval via separate resolutions.
The contract is pursuant to Council Resolution 21-0515R which identified priority uses for $58 million of federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The resolution identified improvement of City Hall indoor air quality as an eligibility priority and preliminarily allocated $12 million of ARPA funds for that purpose. The contract that is the subject of the current resolution will be paid for with those ARPA funds.
The indoor air quality control system within City Hall is largely original to the 1927 construction of the building. The system does not meet OSHA and Minnesota Department of Health guidelines for carbon dioxide levels, temperature, and relative humidity, does not circulate clean airflow, and does not provide protection from COVID-19 and other airborne illnesses. If not funded by American Rescue Plan Act fun...
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