Staff recommends the City Council award a contract for W.O. 22-26: WTP Sediment Hauling, to Winkler Excavating, in the amount of $139,600.

W.O. 22-26: WTP Sediment Hauling, will remove sediment from the drying ponds at the Water Treatment Plant.  Water from the Yellowstone River enters the sedimentation basins where the water is treated to remove sediment.  Throughout the year, sediment accumulates in the basins and must be removed.  Every year Water Treatment Plant staff dredges the sediment from the sedimentation basins so that the intake from the Yellowstone River remains open.  The dredged material is placed in the drying ponds to dry and is later removed to provide capacity for the next years' dredging operations.

The project was advertised on December 3, December 10, and December 17, 2021, in the Yellowstone County News and on the City's website.  Bids were opened on December 21, 2021 and nine (9) bids were received.  Winkler Excavating, Inc submitted the lowest, responsible bid.

City Council may:

• Award W.O. 22-26: WTP Sediment Hauling, to Winkler Excavating, Inc. in the amount of $139,600; or
• Do not award a contract and reject all bids.  If the project is not awarded, the sediment in the drying ponds will accumulate to the point where there won't be adequate room for the dredged material from the sediment basins.  If the sediment basins can't be dredged, silt from the river may plug the raw water intake not allowing enough water to reach the Water Treatment Plant.

The following bids were received: 

Contractor	Bid Amount
Askin Construction LLC	$152,550.00
Black Canyon LLC	$234,096.00
Donnes Inc.	$185,000.00
Knife River Billings	$160,150.00
Martin Construction, Inc.	$255,470.11
MP Environmental Services	$209,850.00
Olympus Technical Services, Inc	$166,830.00
Weave Construction	$198,440.00
Winkler Excavating, Inc.	$139,600.00

The project was budgeted in FY22 using water operation and maintenance funds.  There is sufficient budget to award this contract.