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CON~ULTINGENGINEERS <br /> <br />1326 Energy Park Drive <br /> <br />St. Paul, MN 55108 <br /> <br />612-644-4389 <br /> <br />1-800-888-2923 <br /> <br />Fax: 612-644-9446 <br /> <br />CIVIL ENGINEERING: <br />ENVIRONMENTAL <br />MUNICIPAL <br />'~_ANNING <br /> <br />SOLID WASTE <br />STRUCTURAL <br />SURVEYING <br />TRAFFIC <br />TRANSPORTATION <br /> <br />ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL <br />ENGINEERING: <br /> <br />HVAC <br /> <br />POWER DISTRIBUTION <br /> <br />SCADA <br /> <br />SYSTEM CONTROLS <br /> <br />OFFICES IN: <br /> <br />MINNEAPOLIS <br /> <br />PRIOR LAKE <br /> <br />ST, PAUL <br /> <br />WASECA <br /> <br />January 16, 1996 <br />File: 230-277-20 <br /> <br />Mr. Pat Klaers <br />City Administrator <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />P.O. Box 490 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />TRUNK HIGHWAY 10/JOPLIN SIGNALIZATION AND NORTH <br />FRONTAGE ROAD <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Klaers: <br /> <br />This correspondence is intended to update you on the status of the above-referenced <br />project and to lay out a schedule for the next few months to get this project under <br />construction in the summer of 1996. MnDOT Traffic Department has reviewed and <br />approved the signal component of the project and the Brainerd Office has conducted both <br />a 50% review and a 95 % review of the street construction plans. Last Friday, we had an <br />opportunity to meet with the individuals from Brainerd who reviewed the project and go <br />through each of the comments. We intend to have a final version of the plans and <br />specifications back to MnDOT by the end of January. After the District Office in Brainerd <br />reviews and signs off on the plans, it will take the Central Office approximately three <br />months to go through their review and to prepare a Cooperative Agreement. During this <br />time, it will be necessary for the City to finalize the right-of-way acquisition prior to <br />MnDOT's final signature on the plans. Concurrently with the Central Office review and <br />preparation of the Cooperative Agreement, the City can be advertising and opening bids <br />so that we are prepared to enter into a contract at the same time that we execute the <br />Cooperative Agreement. <br /> <br />Based on this information, I have prepared the following project schedule: <br /> <br />· January 26 <br /> <br />Final plans are submitted to the Brainerd MnDOT office to begin <br />the review and execution process. <br /> <br />· February 5 <br /> <br />Present the project to the City Council and look for a consensus to <br />proceed with the project in 1996. I do not believe that the City <br />needs to approve the plans and authorize the bid at this meeting. <br />However, I do believe that they need to discuss the project and <br />give a commitment to proceed with it so that we may discuss <br />easements with the Hartmans and Guardian Angels. Also at this <br />meeting, once the City Council has considered their desire to move <br />forward with the project in 1996, they may also consider the <br />placement of an order for the signal equipment. MnDOT will <br />place such an order and it takes approximately 16 to 20 weeks <br />from the time the order is placed until the material is available. <br /> <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> <br /> <br />