BEMIDJI 鈥� The Bemidji City Council will review two professional service proposals, one from Loucks Engineering for $107,098 and another from Barr Engineering for $73,800 to kick off the long-awaited Rail Corridor cleanup project, which will bring a YMCA to Bemidji in the coming years.
The professional service proposals will assist the city in designing Bid Package No. 1, the first step in cleaning up the corridor, located just off of Bemidji's downtown by the railroad tracks.
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This step includes the removal of contaminated soil; mass grading of the area; stormwater pond reconstruction; existing building demolition and removal of a portion of a paved bike trail within the vicinity.
Once this step is complete, another bid package will follow. This package would likely include public infrastructure upgrades; sanitary sewer main replacement and replacement of some of the water main under Minnesota Avenue NW. This step will be further fleshed out by the city before it is officially placed in front of the council for approval.
Bid Package No. 1 will cost an estimated $2.7 million. It will be partially paid for by two Department of Employment and Economic Development 鈥� DEED 鈥� grants that are on the consent agenda of this meeting and waiting for approval.
The first is a contamination cleanup grant for $902,082 and the second is a redevelopment grant at the tune of $589,926.
The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. tonight, Feb.18, at City Hall. The meeting can also be viewed at
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