City Council Resolution 2018-47CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-47
ORDERING IMPROVEMENTS AND APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
AND AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR 2018 PEDESTRIAN
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, CITY PROJECT 18CO01
WHEREAS, a resolution was adopted by the City Council on May 14, 2018, accepting the
Feasibility Report; and
WHEREAS, a resolution was adopted by the City Council on May 14, 2018 calling for a public
hearing on June 11, 2018, where the Council shall consider the proposed improvements in
accordance with the feasibility report and the assessment of abutting properties for all or a
portion of the cost of the improvements pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429; and
WHEREAS, on May 30, 2018 and June 7, 2018, the city published notice of a public hearing to
be held on June 11, 2018, to consider ordering improvements for said project; and
WHEREAS, on May 30, 2018, affected property owners were mailed a notice of the public
hearing to be held June 11, 2018; and
WHEREAS, at said hearing there was available a reasonable estimate of the amount to be
assessed and description of the methodology was presented; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the resolution approved by the City Council on May 14 2018, the City
Engineer has prepared plans and specifications for the 2018 Pedestrian Improvement Project,
City Project No. 18CO01 as described as construction of pedestrian improvements in the areas
listed below, including sidewalks, trails, signage; and other necessary appurtenant work:
• South side of 6t" Street between Walnut Street and TH 25
• South side of 7t" Street from Cedar Street to the east
• North side of Oakwood Drive between TH 25 and Cedar Street
• South side of Bakken Street between Garvey Court and Rolling Woods Park
• CSAH 39 between Mississippi Drive and Broadway Street
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. Said improvements are necessary, cost-effective and feasible as detailed in the Feasibility
Report at an estimated cost of $278,485. It is advisable, expedient and necessary that said
improvements as described in the Notice of Hearing theron be constructed, and the same
are hereby ordered made.
3. The City Council shall let the contract for all or part of the work for said improvements
or order all or part of the work done by day labor or otherwise as authorized by
Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.041, Subdivision 2 within one year of the date of this
resolution ordering said improvements.
4. The designated authority shall prepare and cause to be inserted in the official paper and in
the Star Tribune and/or Construction Bulletin or Finance & Commerce paper 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.
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 11th day of June, 2018.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
Brian Stumpf, yor
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Jeff O e' ity Administrator