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Council directs staff to submit MnDOT grant letter for rapid‑flashing beacons, defers awarding bid
Summary
After reviewing plans and two contractor quotes for rapid‑flashing beacon installations on Park Street (base bid $59,750) and Maple Street (alternate $49,900), the council voted to submit a MnDOT letter of intent to test grant competitiveness and to approve engineering documents while deferring contract award to allow grant outcome to guide final funding.
The Lindstrom City Council directed staff to submit a letter of intent to MnDOT to gauge the city’s competitiveness for active‑transportation grant funds and approved the engineering documents for rapid‑flashing beacon installations while deferring award of the Collins Electric bid.
Public works staff presented plans and solicited quotes for rapid‑flashing beacons at Park Street and Maple Street; Collins Electric submitted the low bids ("the base quote for the Park Street signs was 59,750, and the alternate signs at Maple Street was 49,900," staff reported). Staff also told the council that MnDOT would review letters of intent and announce competitive recommendations in April, which raised a timing trade‑off between starting work locally this fall and waiting to see if grant funds could cover construction costs.
Councilor Dave (speaker 2) moved to submit the MnDOT letter of intent, approve the Bolton & Menk bid documents, and defer awarding the Collins Electric contract until the council reconvenes to consider the grant response; the motion was seconded by Councilor (speaker 6) and passed unanimously. Council members emphasized pedestrian safety on the Highway 8 corridor while weighing the possibility that MnDOT grant funding could cover up to 100% of eligible construction costs, noting that ADA ramp work may be triggered separately and could add roughly $100,000 in costs depending on requirements.
