Council Agenda Packet February 2, 2026

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Page 7 of 9 2.10. Wire splices will be soldered and have heat shrink connectors or heat shrink covering with glue or done with heat shrink butt connectors that have been heated and shrunk to wire or soldered and have heat-shrink that has been shrunk to wire. 2.11. No wire nuts, closed end connectors or self-stripping displacement connectors (i.e. Scotch Loks) will be accepted. 2.12. All lights must be LED. 2.13. Stop/Turn/Tail lighting must be 4” round lights in rubber grommets or 3”x 7” oval lights in rubber grommets or MnDOT approved equal. Clearance and Marker lights must be 2” round lights in rubber grommets or MnDOT approved equal. 2.14. For MnDOT any trailer that need brakes must have brakes on all axles. 2.15. The equipment is required to pass a Commercial Vehicle Inspection (CVI) by a licensed MnDOT commercial vehicle inspector before payment will be made. If the equipment cannot pass the CVI from a licensed inspector, the contractor will be contacted to pick up the equipment and make necessary repairs so the equipment will pass a CVI. The Contractor will then return equipment in a condition that will pass a Commercial Vehicle Inspection. The pickup, delivery, and repairs to the equipment to be at the contractor’s expanse. 3. Equipment Options. 3.1. Equipment options include MnDOT wiring and lighting layout, long stroke brake chambers, and hot dipped galvanizing. 3.2. If your trailers have Dexter Axles, you must offer long Stroke Brake chambers. MnDOT will not purchase trailers with Dexter axles without long stroke brake chambers. 3.3. If you offer hot dipped galvanizing as an option, list the trailer models that can be hot dipped galvanized and the price to galvanize each on the Price Pages. • 2.0 Pricing Page Method 1 - Section No. 5.0 - Hot Dipped Galvanizing. • 3.0 Catalog Discount Method 2- Option Line 2.3 - Hot Dipped Galvanizing. 3.4. You may add additional lines on the Price Pages in Section No. 2, Options, if you wish to offer additional equipment options. 4. MnDOT Trailer MSO. The Manufacture Statement of Origin (MSO) must be delivered to the Ordering Entity within fourteen (14) calendar days of trailer delivery date (trailer to be delivered to the location designated on the PO). The payment process will not start until both the trailer and MSO are received at the required locations of the Customer. For MnDOT purchases, the MSO must be delivered to MnDOT Office, 6000 Minnehaha Ave, Fort Snelling, MN 55111. 5. Right to Add. During the term of the contract, the State reserves the right to add additional equipment and accessories, upon mutual agreement between the State and the Contractors through a duly executed amendment to the contract. 6. Equipment Orientation. The cost of the equipment must include orientation to the end user that will familiarize the end user on how the equipment will operate and all operating and safety instruction. 7. MnDOT Trailer MSO. The Manufacture Statement of Origin (MSO) must be delivered to the Ordering Entity within fourteen (14) calendar days of trailer delivery date (trailer to be delivered to the location designated on the PO). The payment process will not start until both the trailer and MSO are received at the required locations of the Customer. For MnDOT purchases, the MSO must be delivered to MnDOT Office, 6000 Minnehaha Ave, Fort Snelling, MN 55111. Section 2: Additional Terms and Conditions 1. Transit Improvement Vehicle Excise Tax. Page 44 of 111