09.d1 Engineering Updates 11-21-2023
City of Scandia
Engineering Updates 11/21/2023
Engineering italics = old information
· 2023 Street Improvement Project
Contracts have been signed by all parties and distributed to the City already. Astech will receive their
copies at the precon meeting held on Thursday, April 13th. Astech will have their project construction
schedule and list of subcontractors prepared for this meeting.
Silt fence and biologs were installed the morning of Tuesday, May 2nd. Reclaiming started on
Tuesday, May 2nd and was completed by Thursday, May 4th. Driveways were removed and ramped
for resident access on Monday, May 8th. Pipe work is anticipated to begin Thursday, May 11th.
Subgrade corrections took place the week of May 21st – 26th.
Base Course was paved May 31st – June 2nd.
Wear Course was paved June 8th – June 12th.
Project Punchlist will be created and sent to Astech before the end of this week.
Pay application #1 had a cutoff date of May 26th and will be included as an agenda item at the June
council meeting.
All punchlist work has been completed on this project.
Contractor is still waiting on one subcontractor’s IC134s and Lien Waivers. Final documents
from remaining subcontractor are expected to be submitted and ready for Contractor’s
Request for Final Payment on the December City Council agenda.
· 2024 Street Improvement Project
Preliminary field inspections have been completed.
Survey collection is scheduled to begin next week along 196th Street where culvert realignment is
anticipated.
CMSCWD has identified potential additional work locations and plans.
First plan/spec review for October 19th.
Resident project notices were sent out on November 2nd and posted to the City
website.
Geotechnical report from Braun was received on November 7, 2023. Ground Penetration
Radar (GPR) seems to be a solid alternative to soil borings on our local street
improvement projects.
2nd plan review and meeting held on November 9, 2023 with City Staff and Mike Isensee
(CMSCWD)
Anticipated project schedule is as follows:
o December 19, 2023
Approve Plans & specifications/Authorize Ad for Bid
o January 24, 2024
Bid Opening
o February 20, 2024
Consider Contract Award at City Council Meeting
· Tii Gavo Development Phase II
Watershed permit has been obtained and grading work began on Tuesday July 11th. BMI will have
staff on site for public infrastructure inspections.
Storm Sewer Improvement have been completed.
Sanitary Force main spot work has been completed.
Sand and Gravel has been placed and compacted but still will need tolerance work completed.
Bituminous base layer was paved on 8/17/2023.
Aggregate shouldering was completed on 8/30/2023.
Restoration punchlist will be created in spring 2024.
· Bliss Drainfield System
The final permit has been issued. The assumption is that we’ll end up on Track 2, with required system
improvements due to the nitrate issue. Only thing that needs to take place in the next 6 months (February 28,
2022) is for new flow meters to be installed at the system, something we’ll begin working on. At the one year
mark (September 1, 2022), we’ll need to have a Facility Evaluation Report drafted to summarize the system’s
ability or inability to meet the nitrate limit.
New flow meters were installed by Public Works at the beginning of 2022 and specific flows to the three
drainfield cells is now being monitored. Some additional nitrate testing was also performed in August 2022 to
provide additional data points and to get an idea of how much nutrient removal is currently taking place
through the sand filters.
As of September 1, 2022, the Facility Evaluation Report has been sent to the MPCA. We await their review, but
based on the monitoring well samples taken throughout the last year it appears we’ll be on Track 2, with
improvements to the system needed to deal with the nitrate issue. Assuming this is the case, the next step will
be to complete a full Facility Plan by August of 2023 which evaluates the facility and its performance as a whole
and provides options/recommendations for improvements to be made. This is required by Track 2 but is also the
next step in obtaining PFA funding for the project.
We met with MPCA on December 16, 2022 to discuss funding options and laid out a schedule to complete a
facility plan and apply for Point Source Implementation Grant (PSIG) funding.
City Council authorized work to complete the facility plan on January 4, 2023. Facility plan to be submitted by
March 3, 2023. Also, Council authorized BMI to complete permit documents for permit modification due to
added treatment for nitrate removal.
Testified at the Capitol on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 requesting funding for the Bliss Wastewater Treatment
Facility.
Facility plan has been submitted for the City of Scandia’s Bliss Wastewater Treatment Facility along with and IUP
request and PPL application to the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority on Friday, March 3, 2023. As of June 22,
the MPCA has issued preliminary approval of this facility plan.
Authorization to prepare plans & specifications for the Bliss Wastewater Treatment Facility Nitrogen Removal
improvements was requested and approved at the May 16 City Council meeting.
Project plans and specifications are currently being prepared.
2024 Capital Bonding Request application has been prepared.
PSIG Funding application was submitted at the end of July (2023). Received follow-up questions from the MPCA
and responses were sent at the end of August (2023).
City should have gone before the MN House Capital Improvement Committee on 11/14 to
present this project with the goal of obtaining direct bonding money (another source of
funding being pursued).
· Floodplain Risk Assessment
Watershed District has received notification from the MPCA they did not receive the grant that was applied for.
CMSCWD Board is considering allocating funding for the Risk Assessment in 2024 at their 2024 CMSCWD Budget
Workshop.
The draft 2024 CMSCWD budget currently includes funding to address model data gaps for
the Big Marine Lake outlet, Carnelian Channel, and Carnelian Creek flowages. This is the
first step in a multi-year process to complete the Floodplain Risk Assessment.
· Bliss Addition Stormwater Planning
Watershed still working toward 90% plans based on City Staff input received in November 2022.
City and Watershed have completed the MOU.
Watershed/Consultants redesigning project practices after a final utility meet locate identified
previously un-marked conflicts.
Due to delays caused by utilities not marked on the initial locate, the CMSCWD will delay construction
to 2024. Upon completion of the final plans, submittals will be prepared to the City for their review.
CMSCWD anticipates soliciting bids in October 2023.
Project still waiting on the utility company for relocates for Bliss Addition.
· CLFLWD & Scandia Staff Quarterly Meetings
Meeting on May 11, 2021 covered the following topics:
· Permitting Update (Nick)
· Roadway Projects (Ken)
· Bone Lake projects status: SE wetland restorations, NE wetland restoration, agricultural
practices (Blayne)
· FY22 Clean Water Fund grant award – Moody Lake projects (Emily/Blayne)
· Greenway Corridor Planning & Parks Update (Nick)
· CMSCWD Management Plan (Mike Isensee)
· Regional Update – Highway 243 Osceola Bridge
Project website: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/hwy243osceola/index.html
Public Meeting scheduled for May 10, 2023, 5:00pm-7:00pm at the Osceola Village Board
Room
Schedule:
· Environmental documentation and preliminary design: 2021 through 2023
· Final design: 2023 through 2025
· Anticipated construction: 2026 through 2027
Denise Workcuff Dmitry Tomasevich
Communications and Engagement Project manager
denise.workcuff@state.mn.us dmitry.tomasevich@state.mn.us
651-775-0025 651-245-4406
· Gateway Trail / County Road 52
Survey update
· Topo survey was completed on November 7th, 2023.
Soil Boring update
· AET submitted the lowest bid at $21,382.00 to perform this work and had the
soonest drill rig availability.
· AET has been authorized to complete soil boring and hand auger boring work on
11/10/2023.
· Soil Borings are scheduled to be completed within 8-10 weeks, with a report
coming a few weeks after completion of field work (Braun was at least a month
behind this schedule and came in at $24,735.00). Hand Auger Borings in off street
locations will be completed earlier prior to snowfall.