City Council Resolution 2010-33CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-33
APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZING
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR WALNUT STREET AMENDMENT
TO 2010 STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT
CITY PROJECT NO. 100001
WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution approved by the City Council on February 22, 2010 and
May 24, 2010, the City Engineer has prepared plans and specifications for the 2010 Street
Reconstruction Project described as follows:
Walnut Street amendment, including Walnut Street from West River Street to Front
Street, to the improvement project identified as 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 RESOLVED 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 Finance & Commerce publication 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 BY the Monticello City Council this 24th day of May, 2010.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
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Clint Herbst, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Jeff O'Ae6oty Administrator