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RESOLUTION NO. 5384
CIT'{ OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE Of MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION REJECTING ELECTONIC SIGN
BIDS AND GRANTING AUTHORIZATION TO
RF-LET THE CONTRACT
WI-lEREAS. the City Council of the City of Mounds Vie\\! awarded a competitively bid
electronic sign contract based upon staff in1crpretation of the apparent low bidder~ and
WHEREAS. the bids received from the vendors were unclear and inconclusive as to
whether both of the bids submitted included the applicable statc salcs tax; and
WHEREAS, the City is responsible for paying state sales tax. and as such. staff added
sales tax to the bid that did not specifically state that it included sales tax; and
WHEREAS. suc.h stan'interpretation caused confusion in the bid process; and
WHEREAS. an inappropriate contract award was made based upon the staff assumption;
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WHEREAS. both of the parties that submitted cIectronic sign bids have acknowledged
that an inappropriate contract award was madc and that the contract is to be re-let by the City
(see attached Exhibit "A'').
\Jaw. THEREfORE. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds
Vie\\' that thc Couneil has determined that an improper electronic sign contract award was made
and that such award is hereby rescinded.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. that the City Council of the City of Mounds View
rejects all of the original bids and authorizes staff to rc-Iet the electronic sign contract.
Adopted this 15th day of November. J 999. ~-_._) . ('" (_., c_
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EXHIBIT "A"
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AIM ELECTRONICS --- CITY OF MV
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DATE: Novel11ber3.19~
TO: Mike Ulrich. Public Works
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
FROM: Gerry Gordon, president~"
RE: Electronic Messllge Board _
Bid Proposal Dated October 15. 1999
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81 ~ Flying Cloud Drive
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
Phone (612) 941-9830
Fax (612) 941.7139
This letter will acknowledge that all electronic message board
bid proposals dated October 15, 1999, have been rejected due to
irregularities in the bidding process. It is understood that the
City of Mounds View will be accepting new bids in late
November or early December, 1999.
Please include AIM Electronics, Inc. in the mailing for the new
bid proposal forms.
GDG:lh
AUTOMA TED INDUSTRIAl. MAINTENANCE
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