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CONSULTINGENGINEERS <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 />PLANNING <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 />5.11 & 5.12 <br /> <br />June 13, 1996 <br />File: 230-325-20/230-326-20 <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />P.O. Box 490 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />LEFT TURN LANE FOR SIMONET DRIVE <br />SIGNALS AT UPLAND AND ASSOCIATED GEOMETRIC IMPROVEMENTS <br /> <br />Dear Council Members: <br /> <br />Gary Dirlam, the District 3 Traffic Engineer, has approached the City staff regarding the <br />two projects mentioned above. MnDOT has both of these projects programmed for the <br />next fiscal year. They have the money available, but do not have the resources to prepare <br />the plans and specifications for construction. Therefore, they have asked if the City is <br />interested in taking the lead on these projects with MnDOT paying their fair share through <br />the cooperative agreement process. The two projects in question are developing a left turn <br />lane for Simonet Drive and signalization and associated geometric improvements including <br />realigning the frontage road at the Upland Avenue intersection. <br /> <br />Approximately one week ago, I met with the MnDOT District 3 staff who would be <br />involved in this project and got a good understanding of the scope of services involved in <br />each one. The first step in this process would be to have the Council consider the two <br />attached resolutions, which essentially ask MnDOT to enter into a cooperative agreement <br />on each of these projects. From this point, we would define a scope of services and a cost <br />which would be approved by MnDOT. The way the funding would work is, MnDOT <br />would expect the City to front-end the design costs until the contract is let on these <br />projects. Once the contract is let, MnDOT will reimburse their share of the design fees <br />and all of the construction costs. At that point, the City would then pay the Contractor as <br />the work is performed. So, essentially, the City could be expected to recover their <br />carrying costs for the up-front design work during the construction process. <br /> <br />If you have any questions regarding these two projects, or the attached Resolutions, I will <br />be in attendance at your June 17, 1996, City Council meeting. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />MSA, CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> <br />Terry I. Maurer, P.E. <br /> <br />TJM:pd <br />Attachments <br />325-1214.jun <br /> <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> <br /> <br />