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SECTION 5. PETITION FORMS Petitions for any improvement in the street right-of-way shall be submitted to the Village Council for its approval. Petitioners shall use the approved Village form which has been prepared for that purpose, these forms can be obtained from the Village Clerk or the Village Engineer free of charge. SECTION 6. ENGINEER'S PRELIMINARY REPORT Upon the receipt of a petition from any property owner or owners, the Council shall secure from the Village Engineer, a report advising it in a preliminary way as to whether the proposed improvement is feasible and as to whether it should best be made as proposed or in connection with some other improvement as recommended. SECTION 7. DEPOSIT BY PETITIONERS FROM PRELIMINARY EXPENSE A copy of the Engineer's preliminary report and estimate shall be furnished by the Village to the petitioners. The petitioners shall be required to deposit an amount equal to ten per cent (10%) of such preliminary estimate with the Village Clerk. This money will be used to defray the expenses incurred by the Village in the preparation of plans, specifications, legal service and advertising or any other preliminary ex- pense involved in preparing for the public hearing. Any balance in this fund shall be returned to the petitioners in the event that the work is not ordered after the hearing, or it shall be applied to the cost of the project when completed. SECTION 8. PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND BIDS After the petitioners have deposited an amount equal to the ten percent (10%) of the Engineer's preliminary estimate of the cost of any project, the Council shall instruct the engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the project. After these plans and specifications have been submitted to the Council by the Engineer and approved by said Council, the petitioners may proceed with grading and installation of drainage structures in accordance with said plans and specifications and under the supervision of the Engineer' The petititoners may request this work to be done by the Village, in which case the Clerk shall instructed by the Council advertise for bids for the con- struction of the project. This advertising when necessary, shall be for such length of time as the Council may deem advisable. This procedure to be in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 429, as amended. SECTION 9. PUBLIC HEARING After bids have been received, but before any contract is let or any work is ordered by day labor for any improvement, the Village shall hold a public hearing on the pro- posed improvement following two (2) publications in the newspaper of a notice stating the time and place of the hearing, the general nature of the improvement, the estimated cost, the area proposed to be assessed, and that the Village Council proposes to pro- ceed under the authority granted by Minnesota Statutes Section 429; as amended. SECTION 10. BOND TO GUARANTEE CASH PAYMENT FOR WORK BY PETITIONERS After the public hearing described in the preceding section had been held and before the award of any contract or the ordering of any improvement work by the Council, the petitioners shall furnish a surety bond in the amount equal to one and one-half times the cost of such work as submitted by the low bidder or in the case of day labor, work as estimated by the Village Engineer. The surety bond shall guarantee the payment of such assessment for all of the work contemplated in cash immediately upon its completion.