City Council Minutes 03-21-1972 SpecialVILLAGE OF MONTICELLO
Monticello, Minnesota 55362
March 21, 1972
Special meeting of village Council - March 21, 1972 - 7 P.M.
Meetin7 called to order by William Sandberg, mayor. Councilman
Rowan, Blonigen, Markling and Martie in attendance. Absent:
none. Al Zahler and Yonak Bros. also attending.
Purpose of special meeting was to resolve garbage collection bids.
Council studied attorneys opinion as rendered by Gary Pringle.
(Attached).
Motion by Richard Martie to reject all bids. Seconded by Blonigen.
In favor: Martie, Blonigen, Markling, Rowan. Carried.
Motion,by Malt Markling to instruct clerk to contact League of
Minnesota Municipalities to get written opinion from their attorney
re negotiating with one or more collectors for garbage service.
Seconded by Martie. In favor: Martie, Rowan, Markling, Blonigen,
Sandberg.
Motion by Jeff Rowan to anorove for payment bills presented to
council, seconded by Dan Blonigen. All -in favor. Liquor $12.908.61
General Fund $1.6P?.00,* Bond Interest $7,974.89; Insurance %.306.00.
Motion by Walt Markling, second by Dick Martie to send Walt Mack
to waste operators school April 10,11,12. All. in favor.
The minutes of. the March 14 meeting were read and approved.
Motion to adjourn by Dick Martie, seconded by Jeff Rowan. So
ordered.
Don W anlund, Clerk
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March 20, 1972
Village Council of Village of Monticello
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I am addressing myself to the question - whether the Village Council can accept
a bid which is other than the one for the lowest sum of money, assuming that
all bids meet specification.
The Village Council is required to accept the lowest responsible bid. In a
situation, like the one at hand, where services are involved, the Village must
consider the responsible part of the bid as well as the lowest part of the
bid.
Where the bid is substantially lower, as. in this case where the three year
period would result in a savings of approximately $1,500.00, the Village Council
should be very careful to consider the quality of the services of each bidder.
If it would appear that the low bidder could provide services equai.to triose
of the next higher bidder than the Village Council should seriously consider
going with the lower bidder.
Gary L. Pringle
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