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Milaca council awards manhole and utility work, approves $100,000 rescue truck purchase
Summary
The Milaca City Council awarded a manhole repair bid and utility-improvement work for the Rum River Special Education Coop and approved a $100,000 purchase agreement for a 2005 Peterbilt rescue truck for the Fire Department at its May 21 meeting.
The Milaca City Council on May 21 awarded public-works contracts and approved a Fire Department equipment purchase.
Public Works presented bids for a manhole repair project. The base bid (Option 1) was $78,702.10; removing the Central Avenue alley manhole (Option 2) reduced the bid by $15,383.47, yielding a revised amount of $63,318.63. Staff reported Hjort Excavating submitted a $15,000 quote to complete the Central Avenue alley manhole. On a motion by Lindsee Larsen, seconded by Norris Johnson, the council approved Option 2 and awarded the manhole work to Kirchoff Construction Inc., with Hjort Excavating to perform the alley manhole work per their quote.
The council also awarded the utility-improvement contract for the Rum River Special Education Coop School; the contractor name was not specified in the minutes. City staff will finalize contract details and timelines.
The council approved a $100,000 purchase agreement for a 2005 Peterbilt rescue truck for the Fire Department. Lindsee Larsen moved and Norris Johnson seconded the motion; the council voted unanimously to approve the purchase agreement.
These approvals are intended to move forward with construction and equipment replacement in the coming weeks; staff reported the airport taxi-lane project is scheduled to begin June 15 and the city will coordinate schedules to minimize disruption.
