8.d Engineering Updates City of Scandia
Engineering Updates 4/17/2018
Engineering italics = old information
• Comprehensive Plan Update
Project website (https://www.bolton-menk.com/clients/scandia/index.html)
Completed Implementation Action Worksheets for review by the Planning
Commission on 4/3/18
Public Hearing scheduled for 5/1/18
Final Draft will be posted on the project website by 4/20/18
• 2018 Street Project
Bid Opening was held April 11, 2018, bid award will be held as a separate agenda
item.
Culvert cleaning is tentatively scheduled to start
• Miscellaneous
Spray Patching & Crack Filling
• Will be soliciting quotes for bituminous spray patching and crack filling for
potential award at the May 15th City Council meeting.
Wireless Bill Would Cap Application Fees for Larger Wireless Equipment
• A bill introduced last week would prohibit a local government from imposing an
application fee of more than $3,000 for wireless providers to install wireless
equipment on water towers, buildings, or “other structures designed primarily for
other purposes.”
• No hearing yet for Bill capping wireless application fees.
Bill Requires Release of Retainage Before Final Completion of Construction
• Link:
https://www.lmc.org/page/1/RetainageBill.jsp?ssl=true&utm_source=Bulletin+Mar
ch+12+Cities&utm_campaign=Bulletin+3%2F12%2F18&utm_medium=email
• Retainage Bill stopped in Senate but could be included in House Bill
Competitive Bidding Bill goes to floor in House and Senate
• The bill would increase the competitive bidding threshold, which has been the
same for a decade. Bill is proposing to increase the competitive bidding threshold
from $100,000 to $175,000.