HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 10-27 Maplewood hires firm to plan works garage THE REVIEW Maplewood hires firm
to plan works garage
Oct 7 t97
The Maplewood City Council voted to services.The project will go before the
retain architectural and engineering residents of Maplewood in a referendum
services of Setter,Leach and Lindstrom, bond issue this February.
Inc.at its Oct.21 meeting.The city is This figure,which includes the agreed
proposing to build a new Public Works upon$5,000,is well below the normal fee
Garage on the proposed A.Wicklander for this work.The staff felt that a set
property,The area is bounded by White amount would he advantageous to the city
Bear Avenue, County Road B and the because it would preclude accusations
Minneapolis St.Paul&Sault Ste.Marie that the firm would increase the cost of
Railroad Tracks. the structure to increase the architectural
Councilman Burton Murdock said, "I engineering firm's compensation of the
will vote to retain these services, but project.Services are generally retained
make sure the building is designed to fit on a percentage of the total cost basis.
our needs 20 years from now." The council concurred with the staff
The vote was to retain preliminary recommendations and directed the
services in an amount no: to exceed project to proceed with preliminary
$5,000. The preliminary cost of the planning and surveying. Setter, Leach
maintenance building,offices and storage and Lindstrom,Inc.,also agreed to take
complex is estimated at one million an interest in seeing that the,bond issue
dollars,including the cost of the land. passed in February,1977.
The selection committee composed of The proposed 17 acre site will contain
city staff members interviewed Toltz, the public works structure, a ponding
King,Duvall and Anderson,Inc.,Gauger- area outdoor storage and parking
Parrish, Inc., and Setter, Leach and facilities.Murdock felt that it would be
Lindstrom, Inc. Setter, Leach agreed advantageous to the city if the entire
upon the figure of $5,000 for the public works department were moved to
preliminary services,half the amount the the new building.City Manager Michael
committee had estimated. Miller disagreed,stating that a complete
Sixty thousand dollars,(6 percent of the move would hamper communication and
total cost)was agreed upon by the council inconvenience the public.The issue was
as compensation for the firm's complete not resolved.