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0 <br />Minnesota Department of Transportation <br />OF TRP�5 <br />Metro District, State Aid Office <br />1500 West County Road B-2 <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />April 28, 2011 <br />To: METRO DISTRICT COUNTIES and CITIES <br />Subject: Mn/DOT Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 (7/1/12 - 6/30/13) <br />Metro Municipal Agreement Program - Solicitation of Projects <br />Phone: 651/234-7768 <br />Fax: 651/234-7765 <br />The Metro District will be accepting candidate projects for the FY 2013 Municipal Agreement <br />Program in July 2011. The proposed budget for FY 2013 is 4 million dollars. The maximum award <br />available for any individual project is $650,000 for construction plus 8% for construction engineering <br />and inspection for a total of $702,000. This solicitation letter is also posted on the Metro State Aid <br />website at: www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/stateaid/2013prog.html <br />The Municipal Agreement Program provides funding to construction projects that are developed and <br />administered by local agencies and provide a benefit to both the local community and the trunk <br />highway system. These funds are intended to pay for a portion of the construction costs of the project. <br />Right of Way, Utility Relocation, Preliminary Design (including social, environmental and economic <br />impact evaluation) and Final Design costs are not eligible for funding. Metro District's participation in <br />the projects is based on eligibility as determined in Mn/DOT's Cost Participation Policy. This policy <br />can be viewed at the following web address: <br />http://www.dot. state.mn.us/stateaid/ProiDeliv/agreements/information/ds 11.pdf <br />The selection process/priority of projects has been updated in order to more closely align with <br />the Metro District's Transportation System Plan (TSP) and Highway Investment Plan (HIP). <br />The goal is to have a program that is balanced across all investment categories and not follow an <br />investment hierarchy. This is addressed in more detail in the Municipal Agreement Program, <br />Planning and Programming Guide, which is posted on the Metro State Aid web site at the <br />following address: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/stateaid/cooperat.html <br />The Municipal Agreement Program utilizes the following four Investment Categories: Maintain <br />Existing Infrastructure (Preservation), Improve Safety, Improve Mobility, Support Community <br />Development <br />When preparing your submittal cover letter please address these categories in describing the benefits <br />of the project. Additional information on these categories is contained in the updated documents <br />referenced earlier. <br />An equal opportunity employer <br />