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Cottage Grove awards 2025 street and pedestrian base bid; commissioners defer several alternates
Summary
The commission recommended awarding the base 2025 Street & Ped improvements and one pedestrian safety alternative after receiving four bids; the motion to proceed with the base bid plus Alternate 3 passed at the March 12 meeting. Commissioners held back several other alternates to preserve budget flexibility.
Cottage Grove — The Utility Commission and Public Works Properties and Sustainability Committee recommended awarding the 2025 Street and Pedestrian Improvements base contract and one safety alternate after reviewing four bids at their March 12 meeting.
Parisi submitted the apparent low base bid, and staff recommended proceeding with the base bid scope (road resurfacing on Bonnie Road, Heather Drive, Heather Court and Hawthorne Court, plus the advertised multi‑use path) and Alternate 3 (the Well/Bridle/Main/Taylor pedestrian improvements). The committee approved the recommendation by motion; the motion passed after a recorded voice vote but the minutes do not list individual roll‑call tallies.
Why it matters: The base bid covers neighborhood street resurfacing and a multi‑use path that the village plans to construct this summer if Village Board approves the award. Alternate 3 was recommended for safety because it will relocate pedestrian crossings and add a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) and other measures at a crossing near the Well/Main/Taylor intersection. Staff recommended delaying other alternates — notably intersection reconstruction at Bonney Road and Progress Drive and a taller railing on the Johnson HealthTech multi‑use path — to coordinate with future projects and to limit near‑term borrowing.
Cost and budget context: Staff said the village carried forward approximately $810,000 from 2024 and had originally planned on $900,000; that shortfall required trimming about $90,000 from the adopted plan to maintain the proposed 2025 borrowing level. Staff reported smaller line‑item figures during discussion: the Johnson HealthTech multi‑use path was approximately $68,000, the Bonney/Progress intersection alternative was about $114,000 over staff estimates, and the taller railing alternative was about $9,600. The base bid amount listed in the bid tab was not specified in the committee transcript excerpt; the committee moved and seconded to accept the base bid plus Alternate 3 and then approved the recommendation.
What the committee decided and next steps: A committee member moved to approve the bid as recommended (base bid plus Alternate 3); Larry seconded and the motion passed. Staff will present the recommendation to the Village Board for final award and will proceed with contractor selection and scheduling if the board approves. Work under the base bid is expected to occur this summer, and staff said they will hold off on intersection reconstruction at Bonney/Progress until the Progress Drive project (expected in 2027) or until a separate funding decision is made.
Other contract and project updates given at the meeting included preconstruction activity for the Amazon facility utility work (utilities expected to start late March or early April pending materials and approvals), completion of utilities at Quarry Ridge, ongoing well rehabilitation planning and several other water and sewer facility upgrades.
