Roseville approves consent agenda, awards 2026 pavement contract as bids exceed estimates
May 18, 2026 | Roseville, Ramsey County, Minnesota
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The Roseville City Council on May 18 approved a consent agenda that bundled payments, permits, repairs, professional-service agreements and procurement actions, and included awarding the 2026 pavement management contract to Buminous Roadways after a competitive bidding process.
City Manager Pat Trean summarized the consent items for the record, which included renewal of a 2 a.m. liquor license for the DoubleTree Hotel, temporary gambling permits and premises permits for local organizations, repair and resurfacing projects in parks, construction materials testing contracts with American Engineering Testing for two capital projects (Hamline Avenue and the 2026 pavement management program), a house-burn training agreement, and a grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice seeking three years of funding for civilian investigative aid in the police department.
On item 10H (the 2026 pavement management award), Mayor Row noted that the low bid was "about 400,000 plus over the engineer's estimate." Staff and councilors attributed the overrun mainly to increases in petroleum-derived materials that affect asphalt pricing and to incidental project costs. The contract was awarded to Buminous Roadways after council approval; the consent agenda then passed unanimously, 4–0.
Council members said the city will need to adjust future cost estimates for road and pathway projects to reflect current market conditions. The consent packet also included approval of the city manager goals for 2026–27, which the council will act on as part of the consent adoption.
The actions taken were approvals of routine and capital items contained in the meeting packet; most require implementation by staff and do not, by themselves, change policy.
City Manager Pat Trean summarized the consent items for the record, which included renewal of a 2 a.m. liquor license for the DoubleTree Hotel, temporary gambling permits and premises permits for local organizations, repair and resurfacing projects in parks, construction materials testing contracts with American Engineering Testing for two capital projects (Hamline Avenue and the 2026 pavement management program), a house-burn training agreement, and a grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice seeking three years of funding for civilian investigative aid in the police department.
On item 10H (the 2026 pavement management award), Mayor Row noted that the low bid was "about 400,000 plus over the engineer's estimate." Staff and councilors attributed the overrun mainly to increases in petroleum-derived materials that affect asphalt pricing and to incidental project costs. The contract was awarded to Buminous Roadways after council approval; the consent agenda then passed unanimously, 4–0.
Council members said the city will need to adjust future cost estimates for road and pathway projects to reflect current market conditions. The consent packet also included approval of the city manager goals for 2026–27, which the council will act on as part of the consent adoption.
The actions taken were approvals of routine and capital items contained in the meeting packet; most require implementation by staff and do not, by themselves, change policy.
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