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TKDA ,112 151.5� ;c�� - �70 `T QFF A ENGINEERS ARCHITECTS PLANNERS MEMORANDUM To: T.OLTZ. KING, DUVALL. ANDERSON AND ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED 2500 AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK BUILDING SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55101-1893 612/292-4400 FAX 612/292-0083 Randy Schumacher Reference: City Charter Revisions Copies To: Lino Lakes, Minnes,t� From: Ron Stahl berg Date: October 10, 1987 Commission No. 7777-007 Section 8.04, Subdivision 3, states that: If, after bids are received on the project, the proposed contract exceeds the estimated cost of the engineer stated at the public hearing held under subdivision 1 by more than ten (10) percent, the City Council may not award the contract for the proposed improvement, but may rebid the protect for one time only. The Engineer's Estimate prepared for a public hearing is based on many assumptions and the scope of a project changes from the time of the public hearing to the completion of the final plans and specifications. The estimate prepared based on the bid proposal form Is a more accurate reflection of the project cost. We will have projects that are petitioned for by the benefited property owners who may wish to proceed with the project after the bids are received even though the bids exceed the estimate by ten percent. We recommend that the City consider the following revisions to the City Charter. 1. Subdivision 3 be revised to read as follows: Subdivision 3. When a proposed improvement is allowed under the foregoing subdivision, and the public record of the proposed improvement contains all of the evidence on which the Council shal 1 base their decision, the Council may by resolution, at any time between sixty (60) days and one (1) year after the conclusion of the public hearing, proceed on the improvement. if, h.Lhs..aLe LQdeJYQd on the project, the proposed contract exceeds the estimated cost of the engineer by more than ten (10) percent, the City_QQeneil m nQt_&koLd the cQniLLs iQL the RLQRQeed ImwwQYement. but may rebid the project for one time only.