DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Award Bid And Execute Contract With Native Resource Preservation, LLC For Restoration And Enhancement Of County Conservation Easement On Wicklund Trust Property
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WHEREAS, the 2020 Land Conservation Plan identified 24 Preliminary Conservation Focus Areas and directed staff to pursue conservation easements with willing landowners within these Focus Areas; and
WHEREAS, on April 6, 2021, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of a conservation easement on the Wicklund property; and
WHEREAS, funding for this work will be derived from the Minnesota Legislator’s 2018 Outdoor Heritage Fund Grant; and
WHEREAS, a request for proposals was prepared and released on December 6, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the lowest responsive, responsible proposal, including all alternates, was submitted by Native Resource Preservation, LLC; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Physical Development Director to execute a contract with Native Resource Preservation, LLC, for the Wicklund Conservation Easement Natural Resource Management Plan Implementation Project for a contract maximum of $240,371, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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