HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 164-22 - Resolution - MnDOT Master Partnership Contract
RESOLUTION
Authorizing the Execution of the Master Partnership Contract with the Minnesota
Department of Transportation for the period 2022-2027.
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) wishes to cooperate
closely with local units of government to coordinate the delivery of transportation services
and maximize the efficient delivery of such services at all levels of government; and,
WHEREAS, MnDOT and local governments are authorized by Minnesota Statutes sections
471.59, 174.02, and 161.20, to undertake collaborative efforts for the design, construction,
maintenance and operation of state and local roads; and,
WHEREAS, the parties wish to able to respond quickly and efficiently to such opportunities
for collaboration, and have determined that having the ability to write “work orders” against
a master contract would provide the greatest speed and flexibility in responding to identified
needs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester
that the City of Rochester enter into a Master Partnership Contract with the Minnesota
Department of Transportation, a copy of which was before the Common Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Public Works Director is authorized to negotiate work
order contracts pursuant to the Master Contract, which work order contracts may provide
for payment to or from MnDOT, and that the Public Works Director may execute such work
order contracts on behalf of the City of Rochester without further approval by the Common
Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute the
agreement on behalf of the City, and any amendments thereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS__________DAY OF______________, 2022.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS_____DAY OF_____________________, 2022.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)