04-09 Resolution No. 121971
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CITY OF RICHFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 12197
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE UTILIZATION OF A CONSTRUCTION
MANAGER AT RISK PROCEDURE FOR THE WOOD LAKE NATURE CENTER
BUILDING PROJECT
BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Richfield as follows:
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes § 471.345, subd. 3b provides the City with authority to
award contracts over $175,000.00 for construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance work to a
construction manager at risk as provided in Minnesota Statutes§ 471.463; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes § 471.463, subd. 1 (b) defines a “construction manager at
risk” as an individual, corporation or other legal entity who is selected by the City to act as a
construction manager to manage the construction process, including but not limited to
responsibility for the price, schedule, and workmanship of the construction performed; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes § 471.463, subd. 1 (c) defines a “construction manager at
risk contract” as a contract for construction of a project between a construction manager at risk
and a municipality, which shall include a guaranteed maximum price, construction schedule, and
workmanship of the construction performed; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes§ 471.463 provides the City with authority to use a
construction manager at risk method of project delivery and to award a construction manager at
risk contract based on the selection criteria and process described in the statute; and
WHEREAS, the construction manager at risk process includes creation of a selection
committee, issuance of a request for qualifications (RFQ) and request for proposals (RFP),
evaluation of responses, interviews of proposers, and final contract negotiations; and
WHEREAS, at a City Council work session on December 12, 2023, staff presented
information to the Council regarding the Wood Lake Nature Center construction project including
selection of an Architectural firm for the design and construction administration of the project, as
well as staff’s recommendation to proceed with the construction manager at risk process for
construction of the project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Richfield
as follows:
1.The City Council approves use of the construction manager at risk method of project
delivery for the Wood Lake Nature Center building project.
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2.The City Council approves and concurs with the appointment of the following
individuals to the construction manager at risk selection committee:
a.Karl Huemiller, Recreation Services Director
b.Paul Smithson, Wood Lake Nature Center Manager
c.Joe Powers, City Engineer
d.Chad Lunder, Chief Building Official
e.Brittany Bartlett, Equity Coordinator
f.Rachel Lindholm, Sustainability Specialist
g.Nancy Blankfard, Principal Architect, HGA
3.City staff, the city attorney, and other required City consultants are authorized to take
all necessary steps to carry out the construction manager at risk selection process,
including but not limited to issuance of the RFQ and RFP, evaluation of proposals,
interviews of proposers and negotiation of a contract.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 9th day of April
2024.
Mary B. Supple, Mayor
ATTEST:
Dustin Leslie, City Clerk