07-030
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 07-030
A RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND
ESTIMA TES AND AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR
THE RADIO READ METER PROJECT,
CITY PROJECT 07-04
WHEREAS, the City Council, of the City of Shorewood has identified the installation of
a radio read metering system and software interface as desirable the assist in the overall
efficiency of the municipal water system; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works has prepared Plans, Specifications and
Estimate for said improvements dated April 19, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the Plans, Specifications and Estimate
are found to be in order.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Shorewood, Minnesota:
1. Plans, Specifications and Estimates, prepared by the Director of Public Works,
dated April 19, 2007, for said Improvement, are hereby approved and shall be
filed with the City Clerk.
2. The City Clerk shall prepare and cause to be inserted in the official paper an
advertisement for bids, attached hereto as Exhibit A, ad for bids, upon the making
of such improvement under such approved plans and specifications. The
advertisement shall be published for 2 weeks, shall specify the work to be done,
shall state that bids will be opened and considered by the Council at 10:00 a.m. on
May 23rd, 2007 in the City Hall Council Chambers, and that no bids will be
considered unless sealed and filed with the Clerk and accompanied by a cash
deposit, cashier's check, bid bond, or certified check payable to the Clerk for 5
percent of the amount of each bid.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 23rd
day of April, 2007. Q I _ r"
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Christine Lizee, Mayor
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
CITY OF SHOREWOOD METER REPLACEMENT AND AUTOMATED
METER READING PROJECT
CITY PROJECT NO. 07-04
FOR THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Shorewood
at the office of the City Clerk until 10:00 a.m.(CST), May 23,2007, at Shorewood City
Hall, 5755 Country Club Road, Shorewood, Minnesota 55331, and will be publicly
opened and read at said time and place by representatives of the City of Shorewood.
Said proposals for the furnishing of all labor and materials for the construction, complete
in-place, of the following approximate quantities:
1271 Each Water Meters of various sizes with Automated Encoders
1 Each Data Collection and Billing Software
1 Each Handheld Data Collection Device and Appurtenances.
The bids must be submitted on the Proposal Forms provided in accordance with the
Contract Documents, Plans, and Project Manual as prepared by the City of Shorewood.,
located at 5755 Country Club Road, Shorewood, MN 55331, which are on file with the
City Clerk of Shorewood and may be seen at the office of the City of Shorewood.
Copies of Proposal Forms and the Plans and Project Manual for use by contractors
submitting a bid may be obtained from the City of Shorewood, 5755 Country Club Road,
Shorewood, MN 55331, upon deposit of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) (non-refundable) per
set.
No bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the City Clerk of Shorewood and
accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier's check, or certified check, or bid bond made
payable to the City of Shorewood for five percent (5%) of the amount bid, to be forfeited
as liquidated damages in the event that the bid be accepted and the bidder fail to enter
promptly into a written contract and furnish the required bond.
No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of opening of
bids. The City of Shorewood reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
DATED: April 23, 2007
BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
s/s Craiq Dawson
City Clerk/Administrator for the
City of Shorewood, MN
PUBLISHED IN THE: Sun Sailor Newspaper:
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May 3, and May 10, 2007
Exhibit A