DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract With LHB, Inc. For Waterford Bridge Rehabilitation Construction Administration And Inspection, County Project 97-239 (2000456)
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WHEREAS, in 2026, Waterford Township was awarded a Minnesota Historical Society Legacy grant for $295,000 for rehabilitation of the historic Waterford Bridge (Bridge L3275); and
WHEREAS, the Waterford Bridge, constructed in 1909, represents one of the earliest camelback through truss rigid-connected bridges in Minnesota that is still in existence and was entered in the National Register of Historic Places in 2010; and
WHEREAS, the Waterford Bridge is an important community landmark that Waterford Township has made significant efforts to preserve; and
WHEREAS, Waterford Township’s goal is that the historic bridge be fully rehabilitated so future generations can appreciate the unique engineering significance and that the bridge will eventually become a crossing for the Mill Towns State Trail; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County and Waterford Township previously partnered to complete Phase I Rehabilitation of the bridge in 2021 by Resolution No. 20-159, (March 24, 2020); and
WHEREAS, Dakota County will use a $30,000 Waterford Township cash match and $2,717,000 awarded by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) to Dakota County for construction and professional services contracts; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County will provide staff administration of the project for the duration of the project; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County will use a $295,000 of Minnesota Historical Society grant funds for construction and will be reimbursed by Waterford Township acting as a funding pass-through; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will use funding up to $500,000 for construction, construction administration, and inspection services; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County will be reimbursed by the Minnesota De...
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