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RESOLUTION 7862 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AUTHORIZING BADGER STATE COATING SPECIALISTS TO REMOVE ABANDONED <br />TELECOM EQUIPMENT FROM THE ELEVATED WATER TOWER <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 500,000 gallon elevated water tower nearly twenty years old and in <br />need of interior/exterior coating replacement and structural modifications and repairs to <br />comply with current OSHA requirements; and <br />WHEREAS, reconditioning of the water tower is planned to occur in 2012; and <br />WHEREAS, telecommunication equipment installed on the water tower will need to <br />be removed by the individual telecommunication companies prior to reconditioning work at <br />the expense of the telecom companies; and <br />WHEREAS, there exists telecommunication equipment on the water tower that has <br />been abandoned by telecommunication companies no longer in business; and <br />WHEREAS, Badger State Coating Specialists LLC has assisted the City with <br />identifying the abandoned telecom equipment needing removal; and <br />WHEREAS, Badger State Coating Specialists LLC provided a quote proposal for <br />$9,500 to remove and dispose of abandoned antennas, brackets, coax cables, ground wires <br />and busses, stud welds, and other associated items from the water tower. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds <br />View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows: <br />1. The quote proposal submitted by Badger State Coating Specialists, LLC to remove and <br />dispose of abandoned telecom equipment from the water tower is hereby accepted by <br />the City. Compensation will be on a lump sum basis of $9,500 for said services. <br />2. The Mayor and City Administrator are hereby authorized and directed, for and on behalf <br />of the City, to enter into agreement with Badger State Coating Specialists LLC for said <br />services at said price. <br />3. A 10% contingency of $950 is approved in the event that other abandoned equipment is <br />identified during removal operations. The use of contingency monies will require pre- <br />approval by the Director of Public Works. <br />Adopted this 28th day of November, 2011. <br /> <br /> ____________________________________ <br /> Joe Flaherty, Mayor <br />ATTEST: <br /> ____________________________________ <br /> James Ericson, City Administrator <br />(SEAL)