City Council Resolution 2010-24CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-24
APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZING
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR 2010 STREET RECONSTRUCTION
CITY PROJECT NO. 100001
WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution approved by the City Council on February 22, 2010, the
City Engineer has prepared plans and specifications for the 2010 Street Reconstruction Project
described as follows:
Area 4A including West River Street between Chestnut Street and Pine Street/State
Highway 25 and adjoining streets between West Broadway and West River Street or
Front Street; and Prairie Road between Nicholas Circle and Wright County Highway 75.
Improvements include reconstruction of urban and rural section roadways, curb and gutter
replacement, sidewalk and storm sewer construction, utility improvements and other
appurtenant work. Optional improvements include Chestnut Street Lift Station wet well
improvements, Walnut Street connection to West River Street, Walnut Street parking lot
reconstruction, Third Street parking lot reconstruction, Par West Park parking lot
reconstruction, and Prairie Road sidewalk.
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has presented such plans and specifications to the Council for
approval;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL PED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF MONTICELLO,
MINNESOTA:
1. Such plans and specifications, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk,
are hereby approved.
2. The City Clerk shall prepare and cause to be inserted in the official paper and in the Star
Tribune and/or Construction Bulletin an advertisement for bid upon the making of such
improvement under such approved plans and specifications. The advertisement shall be
published no less than three weeks before the last day for submission of bids, once in the
City's legal publication and at least once in either a newspaper published in a city of the
first class or a trade paper. To be eligible as a trade paper, a publication shall have all the
qualifications of a legal newspaper except that, instead of the requirement that it shall
contain general and local news, such trade paper shall contain building and construction
news of interest to contractors in this state, among whom it shall have a general
circulation.
The advertisement shall specify the work to be done, and shall state that bids will be
opened at 10 a.m. on May 20, 2010 and that the award of the bid and the responsibility of
the bidders will be considered by the City Council at 7 p.m. on May 24, 2010 in the
Council Chambers of City Hall. Any bidder whose responsibility is questioned during
consideration of the bid will be given an opportunity to address the Council on the issue
of responsibility. No bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the Clerk and
accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier's check, bid bond or certified check payable to
the City for 5% of the amount of such bid.
ADOPTED BYthe Monticello City Council this 26th day of April, 2010.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
Clint Herbst, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Jeff O' ity Administrator