RES 1968-171 - 00010571279
RESOLUTION NO
171 -1968
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND
ORDERING BIDS FOR WATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 75 -H
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution #167 -1968 of the City Council
adopted on October 21, 1968, Comstock & Davis, Incorporated, Consulting
Engineers, have prepared the plans and specifications for all of the
improvements proposed by Resolution ;`-167 -1968 and has presented such
plans and specifications to the Council for approval:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of
Fridley, Minnesota, as follows:
1. That the plans and specifications, a copy of which are attached
hereto and made a part hereof, are hereby approved.
2. The work to be performed under Water Improvement Project
No. 75 -11 shall be performed under one contract.
--The City Manager shall accordingly prepare and cause to be
inserted in the official newspaper advertisements for bids upon the
making of such improvements under such approved plans and specifica-
tions. The advertisement shall be published for two (2) weeks (at
least 10 days), and shall specify the work to be done and will state
that bids will be opened and considered at 12 :00 o'clock (noon), on
the 25th day of November, 1968 in the Council Chambers of the City
Hall, and that no bids will be considered unless sealed and filed
with the City Clerk, and accompanied by a cash deposit, bid bond or
certified check payable to the City for five per cent (5 %) of the
amount of such a bid. That the advertisement for bids for Water
Improvement Project No. 75 -H shall be substantially in form as that
noted in Exhibit "B" attached hereto for reference and made a part
hereof.
ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF FRIDLEY THIS 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER _, 1968.
MAYOR - Jack 0. Kirkham
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CITY CLLERL -- Marvin C. Brunsell
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NOTICE TO
Sealed bids will be received and publicly opened by the City of
Fridley, Anoka County, Minnesota at the office of the City
Manager, on the 25th day of November, 1968 at 12 :00 Noon, and
will be considered by the City Council of the City of Fridley at
a Council Meeting at 8:00 P.M. on the 2nd day of December,
1968, for the furnishing of work and materials for the instal-
lation of Water Improvement Project #75 -H.
The Project consists of the following:
7 - 8" diameter test wells in the glacial drift
All in accordance with plans and specifications prepared for
the City of Fridley, Minnesota by Comstock & Davis, Inc.,
Consulting Engineers, 1446 County Road "J ", Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55432, Telephone 784 -9346.
Plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the
City Manager, and copies may be obtained for the Contractor's
individual use by applying to the Engineers and depositing with
the Engineers $10.00 for each set. The deposit will be refunded
to each bidder submitting a bonafide bid upon return of the
documents in good condition within ten (10) days from the date
of opening bids, and to non - bidders upon return of the docu-
ments in good condition prior to the bid opening.
Bids must be made on the basis of cash payment for the work,
and accompanied by a cash deposit, certified check (on a
responsible bank in the State of Minnesota), or a bidder's
bond and made payable without condition to the City of Fridley,
Minnesota in an amount of not less than 5% of the total amount
of the bid.
The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids
and to waive any informalities in any bids received without
explanation.
No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days.
Dated this 4th day of November, 1968.
Homer R. Ankrum
City Manager
Published: November 13, 1968
November 20, 1968