9.b i) Services agreement with Bolton & Menk for Bliss Addition Stormwater Planning
February 8, 2019
Neil Soltis, City Administrator
City of Scandia
14727 209th Street
Scandia, MN 55073
RE: Bliss Addition Stormwater Planning
City of Scandia, MN
Dear Mr. Soltis,
Bolton & Menk has prepared the following scope of services and fee in association with the Bliss
Addition Stormwater Planning and the recent grant provided by the Board of Water and Soil Resources
(BWSR) Watershed Based Funding secured by Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District
(CMSCWD). Initial scope items and associated fees were developed in June 2018 and finalized in
November 2018. The following scope and fee is related to the approved grant work plan.
SCOPE:
Task 1: Public Meetings - $2,000
• Schedule and facilitate one public meeting prior to start of field survey in coordination with
CMSCWD.
• Schedule and facilitate one additional coordination meeting with CMSCWD.
• Anticipated timeline for public meeting: March - April 2019
• Anticipated timeline for coordination meeting: September 2019
Task 2: Plan Development Engineering - $25,500
• Technical and engineering assistance.
• Site topographic survey.
o Including 190th St. N, 189th St. N, Layton Ave N, Larkspur Ave N, Topo/elevations for
the full right-of-way, specifically surveying street and ditch profiles, natural low
spots/areas, and drainage ways.
o Establishing the horizontal and vertical control using GPS, tree cover may require some
areas to be surveyed with total station, including office research.
• Existing and proposed conditions hydraulic and hydrologic modeling.
• Preliminary design of up to 3 flood mitigation areas.
• Preliminary design of up to 6 water quality best management practice locations.
• Water quality modeling for each of 6 best management practices.
• Anticipated timeline: April – September 2019
Task 3: Stormwater/Water Quality Master Plan - $9,500
• Develop summary report including hydraulics and water quality for each option developed.
• Anticipated timeline: September – October 2019
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FEES:
The approved work plan has a total fee of $37,000. CMSCWD was provided the first 50% of the grant
award and will release to the City of Scandia upon substantial completion of the first 50% of work.
Additional requests for release of payment from BWSR, and other grant administration, will be provided
by CMSCWD staff. Additional release of payment to the City of Scandia from CMSCWD will occur at
90% and 100% completion. We propose to bill the City on an hourly basis with a not to exceed limit.
Additional budget tracking through the project will ensure compliance with the approved BWSR work
plan.
Thank you for the opportunity to submit this proposal. If you have any additional questions, please
contact me at your convenience.
Sincerely,
Bolton & Menk, Inc.
Ryan J. Goodman, PE
City Engineer