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New Richmond awards Water Tower No. 3 construction, booster station and related services
Summary
The council approved awarding construction of Water Tower No. 3 to Maguire Iron for $2,883,000 and the booster/pressure-relief station to August Winter and Sons for $1,178,440; council also approved construction administration and inspection contracts for MSA and James Orr Coating Inspection.
The New Richmond City Council voted to proceed with construction of Water Tower No. 3 and related infrastructure, approving multiple contracts totaling roughly $4.06 million for tower construction, a booster/pressure-relief station and related professional services.
City staff told the council the four tower construction bids ranged from about $2.88 million to $3.5 million and that the low bidder, Maguire Iron, submitted a proposal of $2,883,000. “The low bid was Maguire Iron at $2,883,000,” staff stated during the presentation. The council approved awarding the tower construction to Maguire Iron on a motion and roll-call vote.
The council also approved awarding the booster station and pressure-relief valve construction to August Winter and Sons for $1,178,440, subject to bonding and proof of insurance and with the explicit condition noted in the motion that the booster station have no commercial lettering. Council discussion included whether donors might offer signage or graphics but staff said the bid documents included only the city lettering “New Richmond” on two sides to keep symmetry with Water Tower No. 1.
Separately, the city approved professional services to oversee construction: construction administration to MSA for $150,060 and construction inspection to James Orr Coating Inspection for $72,500. Staff told council that one proposal was received for construction administration (MSA is the engineer of record) and five proposals were received for inspection services; staff and the utility commission recommended the low-cost proposals after reference checks.
The combined construction cost for the tower, booster and pressure relief valve was presented as $4,061,440, which staff said is about $125,000 less than earlier estimates. Council members asked questions about donor signage, tower color and whether advertising would be permitted; those matters were handled administratively and the booster award motion included the ‘no lettering’ condition.
Votes at a glance: the motion to award the tower passed on roll call; the booster award passed on roll call with the bonding and insurance conditions. Construction administration and inspection awards were each approved in separate roll-call votes.
Next steps: staff will finalize contracts, confirm bonding and insurance for the booster station vendor, and coordinate construction administration and inspection services as the project proceeds.
