HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2020-69 - Construction Contract for Repair of Sewer System near 7752 Mitchell Road - 06/16/2020CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-69
A RESOLUTION RATIFYING STAFF ACTION AND APPROVING A CONTRCT FOR
EMERGENCY REPAIR OF THE EDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER AT
7752 MITCHELL ROAD
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Mayor declared a local emergency related to the
coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-47 extending the
period of the local emergency until further action by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2020-47 authorizes City staff to enter into agreements and contracts
necessary for the procurement of materials, equipment, and services required to respond to the
local emergency and to take any other appropriate action to facilitate the Council's directives to
protect the public health, safety and welfare of the City and the community; and
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2020, a public sanitary sewer pipe located at 7725 Mitchell Road failed,
creating the risk of backup and overflow of sanitary sewer waste; and
WHEREAS, Coronavirus can be easily transported in sanitary sewer waste streams and an
overflow of sanitary sewer waste into the public domain constitutes a serious public health
concern; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted in Resolution No. 2020-47, City staff authorized
the immediate repair of the sanitary sewer by Valley Rich Co., Inc., the sanitary sewer repair work
is substantially complete, and the public health risk related to the local emergency has been abated.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Eden Prairie City Council that City staffs
authorization of the Emergency Repair of the Eden Prairie Public Sanitary Sewer at 7752 Mitchell
Road is hereby ratified and the Construction Contract with Valley Rich Co., Inc. in the amount of
$109,670 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED by the Eden Prairie City Council on June 16, 2020.
Ronald A. Case, Mayor