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1997-018 CITY OF HOPKINS Hennepin County, Minnesota RESOLUTION No. 97-18 RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ELEVENTH AVENUE SOUTH IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT 96-16 AND AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENTS FOR BIDS WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution passed by the Council on January 7, 1997, plans and specifications for improvements to Eleventh Avenue South from the Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority right-of-way to the Soo Line Railroad bridge (Project 96 -16) including street widening, replacement of curb, installation of bituminous overlay, storm sewer/drainage improvements, traffic signals at 5th Street South, and 3 meter bituminous trail have been prepared by Short, Elliott, Hendrickson, Inc., and have presented such plans and specifications to the Council for approval, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Hopkins, Minnesota: 1. Such plans and specifications, a copy of which are attached hereto and made a part hereof, are hereby approved and ordered placed on file in the office of the City Clerk. 2. The City Clerk shall prepare and cause to be inserted in the official paper and in the Construction Bulletin an advertisement for bids upon the making of such improvement under such approved plans and specifications. The advertisement shall be published three times, at least three weeks before date set for bid opening, shall specify the work to be done, shall state that bids will be received by the clerk until 10:00 a.m., on the 2th day of March 1997, at the City Hall and that no bids shall be considered unless sealed and filed with the clerk and accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, payable to the City of Hopkins, Minnesota for 5% of the amount of such bid. 3. The clerk and city engin~er are hereby authorized and instructed to receive, open, ,and read aloud bids received at the time and place herein noted, and to tabulate the bids received. The Council will consider the bids and award of contract at the regular City Council meeting of June 3, 1997, in the Council Chambers. " Adopted this 4th day of March, 199 . .