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202.08 202.09 <br /> Subd. 5. Cooperation with State or Local Government: When an improvement is made under <br /> a cooperative agreement with the State or another political subdivision by the terms of <br /> which the State or other subdivision is to construct the improvement, it shall not be <br /> necessary to comply with subdivisions 1 and 2 hereof. <br /> Subd. 6. Percentage Payment on Engineer's Estimate: In case the contractor properly performs <br /> the work,the Council shall, from month to month before completion of the work, pay him <br /> not to exceed ninety five percent (95%) of the amount already earned under the contract, <br /> upon the estimate of the engineer or other competent person selected by the Council, and <br /> the contract shall so provide, and shall further agree that when the work is ninety five <br /> percent (95%) or more completed, upon the recommendation of the engineer, such <br /> portions of the retained price shall be released as the Council determines are not required <br /> to be retained to protect the City's interest in satisfactory completion of the contract. <br /> Subd. 7. Modification of Contracts: After work has been commenced on an improvement <br /> undertaken pursuant to a contract awarded on a unit price basis, the Council may, without <br /> advertising for bids, authorize changes in the contract so as to include additional units of <br /> work at the same unit price if the cost of the additional work does not exceed twenty five <br /> percent (25%) of the original contract price. Original contract price means that figure <br /> determined by multiplying the estimated number of units required by the unit price. (1988 <br /> Code §26.08) <br /> Subd. 8. Time Limit on Improvements: When the Council determines to make any local <br /> improvement, it shall let the contract for all or part of the work or order all or part of the <br /> work done by day labor or otherwise as may be authorized by law, no later than one year <br /> after the public hearing on the improvement. (1988 Code §26.17) <br /> 202.09: APPORTIONMENT OF COST: <br /> Subd. 1. The cost of any improvement, or any part thereof, may be assessed upon property <br /> benefited by the improvement, based upon the benefits received, whether or not the <br /> property abuts on the improvement, and whether or not any part of the cost of the <br /> improvement is paid from the County-State Aid Highway Fund, the MunicipalState Aid <br /> Street Fund or the Trunk Highway Fund. The area assessed may be less than but may <br /> not exceed the area proposed to be assessed as stated in the notice of hearing on the <br /> improvement, except as provided below. The Municipality may pay such portion of the <br /> cost of the improvement as the Council may determine from general ad valorem tax levies <br /> or from other revenues or funds of the Municipality available for the purpose, subject to <br /> the provisions of subdivision 8.04(2) of the Charter. The City may subsequently <br /> reimburse itself for all or any of the portion of the cost of a water, storm sewer or <br /> sanitary sewer improvement so paid by levying additional assessments upon any properties <br /> abutting on but not previously assessed for the improvement, on notice and hearing as <br /> City of Mounds View <br />