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DocuSign Envelope ID:2C36256F-94DE-4874-8COF-3A4C509DAAD2 MnDOT Contract No.: 1052605 2.5. Utility Relocation. The State authorizes the County to issue Notices and Orders for utility relocation in accordance with Minnesota Statutes§161.45 and Minnesota Rules Part 8810.3100 through 8810.3600. 3. Contract Award and Construction 3.1. Bids and Award. The County will receive bids and award a construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder(or best value proposer),subject to concurrence by the State in that award, according to the Project Plans.The contract construction will be performed according to the Project Plans. 3.2. Bid Documents Furnished by the County. The County will,within seven days of opening bids for the construction contract, submit to the State's District Engineer a copy of the low bid and an abstract of all bids together with the County's request for concurrence by the State in the award of the construction contract.The County will not award the construction contract until the State advises the County in writing of its concurrence. 3.3. Rejection of Bids. The County may reject and the State may require the County to reject any or all bids for the construction contract.The party rejecting or requiring the rejection of bids must provide the other party written notice of that rejection or requirement for rejection no later than 30 days after opening bids. Upon the rejection of all bids, a party may request, in writing, that the bidding process be repeated. Upon the other party's written approval of such request,the County will repeat the bidding process in a reasonable period of time, without cost or expense to the State. 3.4. Contract Terms. The County's contract with its construction contractor(s) must include the following terms: A. A clause making the State of Minnesota, acting through its Commissioner of Transportation, an intended third-party beneficiary of the contract with respect to the portion of work performed on the State's Right-of-Way; and B. A clause requiring the State to be named as an additional insured on any insurance coverage which the contractor is required to provide; and C. A clause stating that any warranties provided by the contractor,for the work performed on the trunk highway, will flow to, and be enforceable by,the State as the owner of such improvements. 3.5. Direction,Supervision,and Inspection of Construction A. The contract construction will be under the direction of the County and under the supervision of a registered professional engineer; however, the State will perform construction inspection, materials inspection, and surveys and staking for all construction items except for the City water main and sanitary sewer construction.The City will be responsible for the construction engineering for the City water main and sanitary sewer construction including, but not limited to, construction inspection and materials inspection.The State will provide surveys and staking for the City water main and sanitary sewer construction.The County will give the State Aid Agreements Engineer at Roseville five days' notice of its intention to start the contract construction. B. Responsibility for the control of materials for the contract construction will be on the County and its contractor and will be carried out according to Specifications 1601 through and including 1609 in the State's current Standard Specifications for Construction. 3.6. Contaminated Soils and Groundwater within the State's Cost Participation Limits A. 24 Hour Notification. The County will notify the State District Engineer's authorized representative a minimum of 24 hours prior to the contractor beginning the excavation and removal of any contaminated soils that have been identified within the Project limits. -4- Payable Standard