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An Ordinance awarding Bid No. 40252086-2 for the Landfill Closure Construction to Phillips Hardy, Inc. in the amount of $3,561,261.50 and authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement for the same. (PWC 3/26/19)
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Issue/Request:
An Ordinance awarding Bid No. 40252086-2 for the Landfill Closure Construction to Phillips Hardy, Inc. in the amount of $3,561,261.50 and authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement for the same.
Key Issues:
-Upon final acceptance of trash at the landfill, there are regulatory requirements for start and completion of closure activities.
-Funds for closure were set aside during the years of active landfill operation, and those funds are available for the closure construction.
-The requested amount includes the Base Bid and Alternates numbered 40, 41, and 42.
Proposed City Council Motion:
FIRST MOTION: I move for a second reading of an Ordinance awarding Bid No. 40252086-2 for the Landfill Closure Construction to Phillips Hardy, Inc. in the amount of $3,561,261.50 and authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement for the same.
SECOND MOTION: I move for adoption of an Ordinance awarding Bid No. 40252086-2 for the Landfill Closure Construction to Phillips Hardy, Inc. in the amount of $3,561,261.50 and authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement for the same.
Background:
Summit Waste Systems has indicated the final acceptance of trash is approximately April 1, 2019. MDNR has regulatory requirements for start and completion of closure activities based on the last acceptance of trash.
City Staff has initiated the first steps of closure, as required by MDNR, that include expanding the gas management system and building the final earthen landfill cover / cap. The gas collection system is necessary to extract methane gas from the landfill that is created by the natural, bacterial decomposition of waste. A contract is in place to expand the gas management system prior to the soil closu...
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