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Civil Engineering Land Surveying Land Planning John Oliver & Associates, Inc. 580 Dodge A~,enue: Elk River, MN 55330 (612) 441-2072 · Fa~: 441-5665 September 15, 1994 Honorable Mayor and Council City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, Minnesota 55330 Re: Engineering Services Policy Dear Mayor and Members of the Council: We have had considerable discussion with Cit~ Staff and the City Engineer regarding.the current City policy of Engineering design of utilities in private developments. The present Policy mandates that the City Engineer designs all Sanitary Sewer and Water facilities. We feel it is appropriate that this policy should be reviewed and modified. We formally request the policy be modified so that a land owner or developer can privately engineer, construct, and finance the improvements for a development. We understand the City must maintain control of the design standards used for the utilities to standardize the systems and minimize the long term maintenance requirements. We would therefore suggest that the following procedures be followed: The City Engineer'should review and approve the plans and specifications for compliance with City standards and standard engineering practice. The plans and specifications shall be signed by a Professional Engineer licensed in the State of Minnesota. The Developers Engineer would be required to design and inspect the improvements and certify to the city that the facilities were constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications. The City or City Engineer would provide periodic inspections of the construction when appropriate and be present when all system acceptance tests are performed. The City Engineer would acknowledge that the project is acceptable based upon review of all normal acceptance tests and recommend to the City they accept the improvements.