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Forest Lake awards $3.39 million Eureka Avenue contract with limited notice due to DNR easement
Summary
The city awarded Forest Lake Contracting Inc. a $3,387,743.50 contract for Eureka Avenue work outside a DNR easement, issuing a limited notice to proceed to place soil surcharge while state easement clearance remains pending; council approved the award by voice vote.
The Forest Lake City Council voted to award a $3,387,743.50 contract to Forest Lake Contracting Inc. for reconstruction work on Eureka Avenue, approving a limited notice to proceed that lets the contractor place a soil surcharge outside a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) easement while the city continues to secure the DNReasement for the remaining 1,500 feet of roadway.
Ryan (city project staff) told the council five bids were opened and the recommended low bid was approximately $479,120 below the city engineer's estimate and $578,826 below…
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