City Council Resolution 2010-38CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-38
APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZING
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT
IMPROVEMENTS FOR TRUNK HWY 25, CSAH 75/BROADWAY,
AND EAST RIVER STREET, CITY PROJECT NO. 100005;
AND FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PARKING LOT AT
EAST BRIDGE PARK
WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution approved by the City Council on May 24, 2010, the City
Engineer has prepared plans and specifications for the NE Quadrant of Trunk Hwy 25, CSAH 75
and East River Street improvements and other appurtenant work; and
WHEREAS, the Monticello Parks Department has recommended reconstruction of the parking
lot at East Bridge Park in conjunction with the improvements on River Street East; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has presented such plans and specifications to the Council for
approval;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF MONTICELL 0,
MINNESOTA:
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.
3. The advertisement shall specify the work to be done, and shall state that bids will be
opened at 10 a.m. on August 18, 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 August 23, 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.
4. The East Bridge parking lot reconstruction shall be an alternate bid to the project.
ADOPTED BY the Monticello City Council this 12th day of July, 2010.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
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Clint erbst, Mayor
ATTEST:
Je,OWII, City Administrator