2007 Minnesota Statutes

473.523 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO MUNICIPAL BID LAW.
    Subdivision 1. In section 471.345. All contracts for construction work, or for the purchase of
materials, supplies, or equipment relating to the metropolitan disposal system shall be made as
provided in section 471.345, subdivisions 3 to 6. Contracts subject to section 471.345, subdivision
3 , shall be made by the council by publishing once in a legal newspaper or trade paper published
in a city of the first class not less than two weeks before the last day for submission of bids,
notice that bids or proposals will be received. Such notice shall state the nature of the work or
purchase and the terms and conditions upon which the contract is to be awarded, and a time and
place where such bids will be received, opened, and read publicly. After such bids have been duly
received, opened, read publicly, and recorded, the council shall award such contract to the lowest
responsible bidder or it may reject all bids and readvertise. Each contract shall be duly executed in
writing and the party to whom the contract is awarded shall give sufficient bond or security to the
board for the faithful performance of the contract as required by law. The council shall have the
right to set qualifications and specifications and to require bids to meet all such qualifications
and specifications before being accepted. If the council by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of
its members declares that an emergency exists requiring the immediate purchase of materials or
supplies at a cost in excess of the amount specified in section 471.345, subdivision 3, or in making
emergency repairs, it shall not be necessary to advertise for bids.
    Subd. 1a. Contracts over $50,000; best value alternative. As an alternative to the
procurement method described in subdivision 1, the council may issue a request for proposals and
award the contract to the vendor or contractor offering the best value under a request for proposals
as described in section 16C.28, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), and paragraph (c).
    Subd. 2. Manager's authority. The manager of wastewater services may, without prior
approval of the council and without advertising for bids, enter into any contract of the type
referred to in subdivision 1 which is not in excess of the amount specified in section 471.345,
subdivision 3 .
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1986 c 460 s 59]
History: 1975 c 13 s 86; 1986 c 460 s 43,44; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 176,177; 2007 c 148
art 3 s 34