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Authorizing the use of a Project Labor Agreement for a city project to construct a new Police Communication Services & Maintenance operations facility at 1675 Energy Park Drive.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is preparing to build a new Communication Services & Maintenance operations facility for the Police Department to be located at 1675 Energy Park Drive, which will include the construction of an 8,400 square-foot facility to house staff, a vehicle service area, parts and vehicle storage, a 12-stall parking lot and other exterior sitework (the "CSM Project"); and
WHEREAS, the CSM Project financing plan was approved by the City Council in the 2016 budget with CIB Bond funds and in the 2017 budget with additional financing for a total project budget of $1,750,000; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2016 the City Council adopted RES PH 16-91 approving the use of a Project Labor Agreement ("PLA") for the CSM Project, and staff subsequently advertisement for bids; and
WHEREAS, due to difficulties obtaining subcontractor bids from the pre-fabricated building manufacturers during the two bid advertisements that included the PLA requirement for the entire project scope, the City now proposes to split the project into two separate bids and contracts: Bid 1 to cover materials and labor to construct the prefabricated building shell only, including foundations, structure, siding, roofing, doors and windows, that would not be subject to a PLA; and Bid 2 to cover the balance of the project scope, including interior mechanical systems, electrical power and lighting, partition walls, interior doors and hardware, all interior finishing work, and the site improvements such as parking lot, driveways, walkways, storm water management and landscaping, that would be subject to a PLA; and
WHEREAS, re-notification regarding the possible use of a PLA, as originally authorized and required by the City Council in CF 09-584, adopted on June 3, 2009, was duly given to in...
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