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MO522-C Page 202 . 8 Subd. 4 . Alternate Procedure on Street Improvements: As to any improvements consisting of grading, graveling or bituminous surfacing of streets and alleys, the Council may proceed in the manner provided in this Chapter; except, that it may: a. Order the work done by day labor, regardless of the estimated cost of such improvements. b. Use Municipal equipment or hire equipment and purchase materials for all such improvements to be done by day labor in any twelve (12) month period by advertising once therefor, such advertisement to call for bids for the furnishing of equipment, if the City does not use its own equi.ment and for materials at unit prices based on the quantities which the Council estimates will be required. c. Contract at one time on a unit-price basis for part or all of the street improvements to be constructed by the Municipality during the current year, including improvements which may thereafter be ordered constructed. Subd. 5 . Cooperation with State or Local Government: When an improvement is made under a cooperative agreement with the State or another political subdivision by the terms of which the State or other subdivision is to construct the improvement, it shall not be necessary to comply with subdivisions 1 and 2 hereof. Subd. 6 . Percentage Payment on Engineer's Estimate: In case the contractor properly performs the work, the Council shall, from month to month before completion of the work, pay him not to exceed ninety five percent (95%) of the amount already earned under the contract, upon the estimate of the engineer or other competent person selected by the Council, and the contract shall so provide, and shall further agree that when the work is ninety five percent (95%) or more completed, upon the recommendation of the engineer, such portions of the retained price shall be released as the Council determines are not required to be retained to protect the City's interest in satisfactory completion of the contract. Subd. 7 . Modification of Contracts: After work has been commenced on an improvement undertaken pursuant to a contract awarded on a unit price basis, the Council may, without advertising for bids, authorize changes in the contract so as to include additional units of work at the same unit price if the cost of the additional work does not exceed twenty five percent (25%) of the original contract price. Original contract price means that figure determined by multiplying the estimated number of units required by the unit price. ( 1988 Code §26 . 08) Subd. 8 . Time Limit on Improvements: When the Council determines to make any local improvement, it shall let the contract for all or part of the work or order all or part of the work done by day labor or otherwise as may be authorized by law, no later than one year after the public hearing on the improvement. (1988 Code §26 . 17)