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ITEM 11.D <br /> /qac <br /> le <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 5057 <br /> CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY <br /> ATTORNEY TO COMMENCE LEGAL ACTIONS ON BEHALF <br /> OF THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW AGAINST NECESSARY <br /> PARTIES TO RECOVER LOSSES INCURRED AND AVOID <br /> FUTURE LIABILITY AND DAMAGES RESULTING FROM <br /> CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN DEFECTS CAUSED <br /> BY CONTRACTORS AND ARCHITECTS AT THE BRIDGES <br /> GOLF COURSE IN MOUNDS VIEW <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View(City)contracted with Williams, Gill&Associates <br /> (WGA) as architects for the Bridges Golf Course (Golf Course) to design the Golf Couse and <br /> prepare bid specifications for contractors bidding on the construction of the Golf Course; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City entered into a contract with Veit & Company, Inc. (Veit) as low <br /> bidder to construct the Golf Course as general contractor supervising numerous subcontractors <br /> • in the construction project; and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to state law, the contract between the City and Veit was covered <br /> by Surety Bond MNC 2348 issued by Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual)of Des Moines, IA <br /> (Merchants) in the amount of$1,031,010; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City separately contracted with Ebert Construction Company,Inc.(Ebert) <br /> to construct the Golf Course Clubhouse (Clubhouse) under the direction of Runyon-Vogel, Inc. <br /> Architects who designed the Clubhouse; and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to state law, the contract between the City and Ebert regarding the <br /> Clubhouse was covered by Surety Bond MNC 2376 in the amount of$159,900 also issued by <br /> Merchants; and <br /> WHEREAS, City staff have discovered since construction of the Golf Course and <br /> Clubhouse a number of defects in the design and construction of the Golf Course and Clubhouse <br /> which have resulted in losses for damage claims paid by the City and the City's insurance carrier, <br /> the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust, and additional costs incurred by the City in <br /> making partial corrections to these design and construction defects resulting from additional <br /> material costs, additional labor costs and lost revenue from lost golf rounds during the time the <br /> golf course was closed for unexpected daytime watering; and <br /> • WHEREAS, the City will need to make <br /> additional <br /> and to avoid future liability and age claims; andexpenditures to correct these defects <br /> RCL t44is <br /> r11.1125-50 <br /> C/Z ROW Ofif:f`,l_f'f'ZL4=CTT N7/�H?i�] 'St xCT�NNA}T=WA?I.4 fib: T,t Qft-RO1-73[T <br />