DATE: April 23, 2015
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
David Parker, City Engineer/CIP Executive
Paul Holzen, Director of Engineering
Jeff Willoughby, Stormwater Coordinator
Jonathan Marston, Staff Engineer 3
SUBJECT:
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Consideration of DRAFT Resolution 2015-23, A Resolution Awarding the Construction Contract (COF Contract No. 2014-0303) for the Ralston Creek at Cheswicke Farms Stream Restoration Project to Viking Products, Inc. in the amount of $89,061.00 (CIC 04/23/15 4-0)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memo is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning DRAFT Resolution 2015-23 to award the construction contract for the Ralston Creek at Cheswicke Farms Stream Restoration Project to Viking, Products, Inc.
Background
The City of Franklin evaluated Ralston Creek in 2010 and identified it as a stream in need of restoration work in order to keep it off the list of impaired streams in Tennessee. To date, Ralston Creek, a tributary of the impaired Harpeth River has not been assessed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). This particular reach of Ralston Creek was identified as a good segment on which to enhance the stream buffer, since it is located within the common area of the Cheswicke Farms subdivision.
Upon further evaluation, the City decided that the stream was also in need of restoration work beyond a simple buffer enhancement. The stream has a concrete swale underneath portions of it and lacks definition, especially in the bend, where another channel enters the stream from the west. Additional conditions for which mitigation is necessary include stream bank erosion, improper pattern and profile, improper elevation changes at the upper and lower tie-ins, trash and debris, and lack of riparian buffer.
The purpose of this project is to restore the subject stream to a more aesthetically pleasing and stable condition by incorporating natural stream design principles that will enhance the aquatic habitat.
On January 13, 2015, the City received sealed bids for the construction of this project and publicly read them aloud. Viking Products, Inc., with a bid amount of $89,061.00, was the apparent low bidder.
Financial Impact
The funding for this project will come from the Stormwater Fund.
Recommendation
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Staff recommends approval of DRAFT Resolution 2015-23, which awards the construction contract (COF Contract No. 2014-0303) for the construction of the Ralston Creek at Cheswicke Farms Stream Restoration Project to Viking Products, Inc. in the amount of Eighty-Nine Thousand Sixty-One and No/100 Dollars ($89,061.00).