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<br /> S 3.2. Professional and Technical Services. A party may provide professional and technical services upon the
<br /> request of the other party.As defined by Minn. Stat. §16C.08, subd. 1,professional/technical services
<br /> "means services that are intellectual in character, including consultation, analysis,evaluation,prediction,
<br /> planning,programming, or recommendation; and result in the production of a report or completion of a
<br /> task."Professional and technical services do not include providing supplies or materials except as
<br /> incidental to performing such services.Professional and technical services include(by way of example
<br /> and without limitation)engineering services, surveying, foundation recommendations and reports,
<br /> environmental documentation,right-of-way assistance(such as performing appraisals or providing
<br /> relocation assistance,but excluding the exercise of the power of eminent domain),geometric layouts,
<br /> final construction plans,graphic presentations,public relations, and facilitating open houses.A party will
<br /> normally provide such services with its own personnel;however, a party's professional/technical services
<br /> may also include hiring and managing outside consultants to perform work provided that a party itself
<br /> provides active project management for the use of such outside consultants.
<br /> 3.3. Roadway Maintenance.A party may provide roadway maintenance upon the request of the other party.
<br /> Roadway maintenance does not include roadway reconstruction.This work may include but is not limited
<br /> to snow removal,ditch spraying,roadside mowing,bituminous mill and overlay(only small projects),
<br /> seal coat,bridge hits,major retaining wall failures,major drainage failures,and message painting. All
<br /> services must be performed by an employee with sufficient skills,training,expertise or certification to
<br /> perform such work, and work must be supervised by a qualified employee of the party performing the
<br /> work.
<br /> 3.4. Construction Administration. A party may administer roadway construction projects upon the request of
<br /> the other party.Roadway construction includes(by way of example and without limitation)the
<br /> construction,reconstruction, or rehabilitation of mainline, shoulder,median,pedestrian or bicycle
<br /> pathway, lighting and signal systems,pavement mill and overlays, seal coating, guardrail installation,and
<br /> channelization.These services may be performed by the Providing Party's own forces,or the Providing
<br /> • Party may administer outside contracts for such work.Construction administration may include letting
<br /> and awarding construction contracts for such work(including state projects to be completed in
<br /> conjunction with local projects). All contract administration services must be performed by an employee
<br /> with sufficient skills,training, expertise or certification to perform such work.
<br /> 3.5. Emergency Services. A party may provide aid upon request of the other party in the event of a man-made
<br /> disaster,natural disaster or other act of God.Emergency services includes all those services as the parties
<br /> mutually agree are necessary to plan for,prepare for,deal with,and recover from emergency situations.
<br /> These services include, without limitation,planning,engineering, construction,maintenance,and removal
<br /> and disposal services related to things such as road closures,traffic control,debris removal,flood
<br /> protection and mitigation,sign repair,sandbag activities and general cleanup. Work will be performed by
<br /> an employee with sufficient skills,training, expertise or certification to perform such work, and work
<br /> must be supervised by a qualified employee of the party performing the work. If it is not feasible to have
<br /> an executed work order prior to performance of the work,the parties will promptly confer to determine
<br /> whether work may be commenced without a fully-executed work order in place. If work commences
<br /> without a fully-executed work order,the parties will follow up with execution of a work order as soon as
<br /> feasible.
<br /> 3.6. When a need is identified,the State and the Local Government will discuss the proposed work and the
<br /> resources needed to perform the work. If a party desires to perform such work,the parties will negotiate
<br /> the specific and detailed work tasks and cost.The State will then prepare a work order contract.
<br /> Generally, a work order contract will be limited to one specific project/engagement, although"on call"
<br /> work orders may be prepared for certain types of services, especially for"Technical Services"items as
<br /> identified section 2.1..The work order will also identify specific deliverables required,and timeframes for
<br /> completing work.A work order must be fully executed by the parties prior to work being commenced.
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