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i I w and agreed with the decision. If these parties do not agree to binding arbitration, any party that does not agree with and consent to the decision of the board of arbitration must notify the Board In writing within 30 days of receipt of the decision of the board of arbitration that it does not consent to or agree with the decision. Failure to so notify the Board shall be deemed consent to and agreement with the decision of the board of arbitration. Unless the agree ee with,the p �' decision of the board of arbitration, capital improvements can only be funded in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 1 03B.251, or secured from other sources. Subdivision 5. The Board shall not order and no engineer shall be authorized by the Board to prepare plans and specifications before the Board has adopted a resolution ordering the p g improvement. The Board may order the advertising for bids upon receipt of notice from each p ! Member City that will be assessed that it has completed its hearing or determined its method of payment or upon expiration of 90 days after the mailing of the preliminary report to the Member City. z Subdivision 7. Contracts for Improvements. All contracts that are to be let as a result of the Board's order to construct, repair, alter, reclaim or change the course or terminus of any ditch, drain, storm sewer, watercourse, or to acquire, operate, construct or maintain dams, dikes, reservoirs or their appurtenances or to carry out any of the other provisions of the plan as authorized by Minnesota Statutes, and for which two or more Member Cities shall be responsible for the costs, shall be let in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.041 of the Minnesota Statutes. The bidding and contracting of said work shall be let by any one of the Member Cities, as ordered by the Board, after compliance with the statutes. All contracts and bidding procedures shall comply with all the requirements of law applicable to contracts let by a statutory city in the State of Minnesota. The LRRwMO shall not have the authority to contract in its oven name for any s improvement work for which a special assessment will be levied against any private or public property under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429 or under the provisions of any City charter. This section shall not preclude the LRRwMO from proceeding under Minnesota Statutes, Section 1 03B.251, r lr S Subdivision 8. Contracts with Other Governmental Bodies. The LRRwMO may exercise the powers set forth in Article VI, Subdivision 7, but said contracts for a capital improvement shall require a favorable vote of two-thirds ma'ont of the eligible votes of the then existing1 q J Y g �. Commissioners. ;2 Subdivision 9. Supervision. All improvement contracts awarded under the provisions of p ;- Subdivision 7 of this Article shall be supervised by the Member City g awardin said contract or said Member City may contract or appoint any qualified staff member or members of the LRRwMO to carry out said supervision, but each Member City agrees that the staff of the LRRwMO shall be authorized to observe and review the work in progress and the Member Cities agree to cooperate with the LRRwMO staff in accomplishing the purposes of the p g LRRwMO. Representatives of the LRRwMO shall have the right to enter p e upon the lace or `n p places where the improvement work is in progress for the purpose of making reasonable tests Y and inspections. The staff of the LRRwMO shall report, advise and recommend to the Board on 11 438695v5 LWI05-1 3 Y