Apple Valley awards Whitney Pond stormwater contract at 37% below estimate
City of Apple Valley Water & Sewer Utility Services, Minnesota · Meeting date: October 22, 2026 · Published: October 23, 2026
Apple Valley City Council has selected JC Hallet Construction for the Whitney Pond stormwater improvements, including a pond expansion and pedestrian bridge. The base-plus-alternate award came $565,488.60 below the engineer's estimate, while the wider project is largely grant-funded.
Key points
- JC Hallet Construction received the $917,979.50 contract for Project 2024-111, including an $8,000 decorative concrete form-liner alternate.
- The contractor's $909,979.50 base bid was $548,488.60 below the $1,458,468.10 engineer's estimate; 12 bids were received.
- Total awarded project costs are estimated at $1.693 million, supported by $1.259 million in MPCA grants and a $250,000 Dakota County contribution.
- The council also approved an agreement amendment with Burnsville covering maintenance and access arrangements for the cross-boundary project.
Full report
Apple Valley City Council has awarded JC Hallet Construction a $917,979.50 contract for the Whitney Pond (KL-P2.1) Storm Water Improvements, after the contractor submitted a base bid substantially below the engineer's estimate.
The October 22 approval covers a $909,979.50 base bid plus an $8,000 alternate for decorative concrete form liners. The base bid was $548,488.60 below the $1,458,468.10 estimate. Twelve bids were received, with base offers ranging from JC Hallet's low bid to $1.674 million.
The project expands Whitney Pond to advance water-quality improvement goals for Keller Lake, identified in Apple Valley's 2017 Keller Lake Subwatershed Assessment and 2018 Surface Water Management Plan. It is also intended to add stormwater capacity needed to meet the city's MS4 permit requirements in the watershed.
While the construction award totals $917,979.50, the city's awarded project budget is $1.693 million. That figure includes a $200,000 construction contingency, $275,000 for engineering, contract administration, inspection, testing and survey work, and a $300,000 future change order for further grant-eligible water-quality components to be identified later.
Funding includes a $945,822 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Point Source Implementation Grant and a $313,169 Clean Water Fund Grant. Dakota County will contribute $250,000 in exchange for water-quality and pollutant-load-reduction credits associated with Keller Lake. The storm sewer utility fund is budgeted to provide $183,988.50. The MPCA grants and county contribution together account for about 89% of the awarded project funding.
Council also approved an amendment to Apple Valley's existing joint-powers agreement with Burnsville, where part of Whitney Pond is located. Apple Valley will own the pedestrian bridge and maintain the pond, pond extension and bridge. Burnsville will handle snow and ice removal for improvements within its boundaries, including the new bridge, and will not make a capital contribution.
Construction is expected to begin in November 2026 to minimise dewatering impacts on adjacent Lac Lavon, with completion expected in summer 2027.
This summary was generated by AI based on the source document and may contain errors.
Source: October 22, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting, City of Apple Valley Water & Sewer Utility Services