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MnDOT Contract No. 83551 STATE OF MINNESOTA GRANT CONTRACT Federal Project Number MN-03-0069-01 .~. THIS GRANT CONTRACT, which shall be interpreted pursuant to the laws of{he state of Minnesota, is between the state of Minnesota, acting through its Commissioner of Transportation ("STATE") and the City of Ramsey ("GRANTEE "), a governmental entity. Background STATE operates the Northstar Commuter Coach demonstration project along Trunk Highway 10 between Elk River, Minnesota and downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. STATE intends to have the commuter coach stop at a park & ride facility in the City of Ramsey beginning in Fall 2002. STATE applied to the Federal Transit Administration for a Section 5309 Capital Program Grant for the construction ora park & ride facility in the City of Ramsey. STATE is authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Section 174.23, Subdivision 1 to disburse federal funds for public transit purposes as provided in Minnesota Statutes, Section 174.21. GRANTEE is authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Section 395A.04, Subdivision 7 to receive federal and state grant funds. The purpose of this Grant Contract is to reimburse GRANTEE for the design and construction of a park & ride facility in an amount not to exceed $416,000.00. NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed: TERM OF CONTRACT. This Grant Contract is effective upon execution by appropriate STATE and GRANTEE officials and expires on December 31, 2003, or when all obligations set forth in this Grant Contract have been satisfactorily fulfilled, whichever occurs first. II. GRANTEE'S DUTIES. GRANTEE will: A. design and construct a Park & Ride facility in the City of Ramsey for approximately 200 vehicles for use by STATE's Northstar Commuter Coach project, according to the description which is attached and incorporated into this Grant Contract as Exhibit I; B. provide for proper maintenance of the park & ride facility, .including but not limited to, removal of snow, ice, and debris; mowing; resurfacing or seal-coating; shelter pane replacement; and any other maintenance activities to perpetuate the safe and usable condition of the park & ride facility; C. provide all necessary electrical energy for the lighting operation, without cost or expense to state; D. provide a 20% match, in cash or in kind, to the federal funds provided in Article III; and E. provide STATE with access to an equivalent replacement park & ride facility that is agreeable to STATE, if the fa6ility at the site described in Exhibit I becomes temporary. III. IV. I CONSIDERATION AND TERMS OF PAYMENT STATE shall pass through to GRANTEE a Total Obligation not to exceed $416,000.00 for the design and construction ora park and ride facility inthe City of Ramsey. Reimbursement shall be made by STATE, not to exceed each invoiced amount, within 30 days after GRANTEE presents STATE with a completed Request for Funds form, which is attached and incorporated into this Grant Contract as Exhibit II. CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT. All services provided by. GRANTEE pursuant to this grant shall be performed to the satisfaction of STATE, as determined in the sole discretion of STATE's Authorized Agent, and in accord with all applicable federal and state laws. GRANTEE shall not receive payment for work found by STATE to be unsatisfactory, or performed in violation of federal or state law. AUTHORIZED AGENTS. STATE's Authorized Agent for the purposes of administration of this Grant Contract is the Office of Transit, Department of Transportation, Mail Stop 430, 395 John Ireland Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55155-1899, (651) 296-1612, or its successor. Such agent shall have final authority for acceptance of GRANTEE's services and if such services are accepted as satisfactory, shall so certify on each invoice submitted pursuant to Article III. Page 1 of 7 -209-