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