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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COOPERATIVE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT NO. 1059497 WITH MNDOT FOR THE CITY’S SHARE OF ROUNDABOUTS, PEDESTRIAN FLASHER SYSTEM AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS TO TRUNK HIGHWAY NO. 61 (LONDON ROAD) FROM 26th AVE EAST TO 0.14 MILES NORTH OF 60TH AVE EAST AND TRUNK HIGHWAY NO. 35 AT 21ST AVE EAST.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper City officials are hereby authorized to enter into Cooperative Construction Agreement No.1059497, attached hereto as Exhibit A, between the City of Duluth and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), providing for payment by the City to the State for the City’s share of the costs of the roundabouts, pedestrian flasher system and utility construction to be performed upon, along and adjacent to Trunk Highway No. 61 (London Road) from 26th Ave. East to 0.14 miles north of 60th Ave. East and Trunk Highway No. 35 at 21st Ave. East within the corporate City limits under state project number 6925-145 (T.H. 61=103). The estimated city share of the project is $2,695,243, payable out of the Permanent Improvement Fund 411, Department/Agency 035 (Capital Projects Account), Object 5530 (Improvements Other than Buildings), City project No. 1995
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Auditor and the City Engineer are authorized to execute the agreement and any amendments to the agreement.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes an agreement with MnDOT to reimburse the state for the City’s share of the engineering and construction costs for the London Road Reconstruction project. This project is a two-year construction project that is scheduled to start in the Spring of 2026 and be completed in 2027. The City will use Federal Aid, Municipal State Aid and appropriate utility funds for our share of the costs. The actual costs will be updated with a Revised Schedule “I” and attached to the agreement once the bid is awarded.