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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR CITY PROJECT 17-13, LIONS PARK STORMWATER RE-USE AND AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS DEPARTMENT HEAD’S APPROVAL: Craig Schlichting, Director of Community Assets and Development CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: No comments to supplement this report _______ Comments attached ______ Recommendation: 1. Adopt the attached Resolution rejecting all bids for City Project 17-13, Lions Park Stormwater Re-use. 2. To authorize staff to advertise for bids for City Project 17-13, Lions Park Stormwater Re-use. Legislative History: On February 23, 2016, the City Council authorized the Director of Community Assets and Development to enter into the Professional Services Agreement between the City of New Brighton and Anderson- Johnson Associates, Inc. (AJA) for Final Design Services concerning North Park. On April 26, 2016, the City Council authorized the application for a 2016 Metropolitan Council Stormwater Reuse Grant, knowing the City would provide 25% of the funds for the project and the Metropolitan Council would provide 75% of the funds for the project. We were not selected. On March 28, 2017, the City Council authorized the application for a 2017 Metropolitan Council Stormwater Reuse Grant, knowing the City would provide 25% of the funds for the project and the Metropolitan Council would provide 75% of the funds for the project. On May 26, 2017, the City was notified the Metropolitan Council awarded a $150,000 Stormwater Reuse Grant to the Rice Creek Watershed District for the design and construction of a stormwater reuse system at New Brighton Lions Park. On July 26, 2017, the Rice Creek Watershed District Board of Managers met at the Shoreview City Hall Council Chambers to consider and approve the Metropolitan Council grant agreement and MOA with the City of New Brighton for the Stormwater Reuse Grant at New Brighton Lions Park. On August 2, 2017, staff attended the Parks, Recreation, and Environmental Commission (PREC) to discuss and review the Stormwater Grant and the status of the Lions Park project. On August 8, 2017, the City Council Approved the Stormwater Grant and Memorandum of Agreement. On February 28, 2018, the Rice Creek Watershed District Board approved $47,500 in funding to implement the Lions Park Stormwater Reuse Project. AGENDA SECTION: Consent REPORT DATE: May 14, 2018 MEETING DATE: May 22, 2018