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AGENDA RECOMMENDATION |
Consent Calendar 5.D.
City Council Regular Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 06/08/2026
Agenda Item:
Motion to select Nielsen Blacktopping & Concrete Inc. as the contractor for the Bus Stop Improvement Construction Project.
Recommendation/Action(s):
Motion approving selection of the contractor for the Bus Stop Improvement Construction Project.
Summary:
Bids were solicited for transit bus stop improvements. The engineering estimate for the project was $340,135 as a base bid with an alternate of $45,200. The low bid was 18.9% above the estimate as base and 21.9% for base plus alternate of the four bids received.
Staff recommend conditional selection of the lowest responsible bidder, Nielsen Blacktopping & Concrete, Inc. pending negotiations to align with available funds.
Bidders included:
The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) has amended the project into year 2026. A transit budget amendment for 2026 will account for the total project cost, federal and local funding share. The local funding share is sourced with sufficient funds available in the transit capital replacement account.
Mankato Transit is taking steps to improve both the compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements and access to the transit system. The Bus Stop Improvement Construction Project continues with 35 stop improvements in both areas.
The 2023 Mankato/North Mankato Area Planning Organization’s Americans with Disability Act Transition Plan identified Transit as being 7% compliant. Through the efforts of the 2024 construction project, Transit is 55.8% compliant.
Project Cost: $375,000 with a 10% local share ($37,500)
The construction project supports the Strategic Goal 2: Sustainable Infrastructure through well-maintained transportation assets and increased ridership of the transit system.
Background:
Mankato Transit System’s Bus Stop Improvements Project addresses the disability access for the fixed-route transit stops in the urbanized area, such as lack of landing pad space to accommodate extendable/retractable bus ramps, and connections to sidewalks. This project systematically addresses the concerns identified in both the 2018 and 2023 Transit Development Plan and 2023 Mankato/North Mankato Area Planning Organization’s Americans with Disability Act Transition Plan.
The Minnesota Olmstead Plan, which ensures that disabled Minnesotans live full, integrated lives in their chosen community, set transportation goals which are supported by the project.
The Bus Stop Improvement Project also addresses the lack of access to the bus system by providing additional stops that are generally 1/4 mile apart or a 5-minute walk. Staff identified additional stops that would add value to the system and improve access. These additional stops are along the fiscally constrained routes identified in the Transit Development Plan.
The consultant, ISG, provided planning, design, engineering, and construction administration for the 2025 Bus Stop Improvement Project. The bus stops are on the public right of way – sidewalk, curb and gutter, and grass area separating the sidewalk from the street.
Staff recommend conditional selection of the lowest responsible bidder, Nielsen Blacktopping & Concrete, Inc. pending negotiations to align with available funds.
Bidders included:
- Alliance Contracting, Inc.
- Nielsen Blacktopping & Concrete, Inc.
- Ti-Zack Concrete, LLC
- Urban Companies
The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) has amended the project into year 2026. A transit budget amendment for 2026 will account for the total project cost, federal and local funding share. The local funding share is sourced with sufficient funds available in the transit capital replacement account.
Mankato Transit is taking steps to improve both the compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements and access to the transit system. The Bus Stop Improvement Construction Project continues with 35 stop improvements in both areas.
The 2023 Mankato/North Mankato Area Planning Organization’s Americans with Disability Act Transition Plan identified Transit as being 7% compliant. Through the efforts of the 2024 construction project, Transit is 55.8% compliant.
Project Cost: $375,000 with a 10% local share ($37,500)
The construction project supports the Strategic Goal 2: Sustainable Infrastructure through well-maintained transportation assets and increased ridership of the transit system.
Background:
Mankato Transit System’s Bus Stop Improvements Project addresses the disability access for the fixed-route transit stops in the urbanized area, such as lack of landing pad space to accommodate extendable/retractable bus ramps, and connections to sidewalks. This project systematically addresses the concerns identified in both the 2018 and 2023 Transit Development Plan and 2023 Mankato/North Mankato Area Planning Organization’s Americans with Disability Act Transition Plan.
The Minnesota Olmstead Plan, which ensures that disabled Minnesotans live full, integrated lives in their chosen community, set transportation goals which are supported by the project.
The Bus Stop Improvement Project also addresses the lack of access to the bus system by providing additional stops that are generally 1/4 mile apart or a 5-minute walk. Staff identified additional stops that would add value to the system and improve access. These additional stops are along the fiscally constrained routes identified in the Transit Development Plan.
The consultant, ISG, provided planning, design, engineering, and construction administration for the 2025 Bus Stop Improvement Project. The bus stops are on the public right of way – sidewalk, curb and gutter, and grass area separating the sidewalk from the street.