DEPARTMENT: Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract With Friends Of The Mississippi River For Natural Resources Project Management
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RESOLUTION
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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, through successful Minnesota Outdoor Heritage Fund grant proposals, the program has acquired several new conservation easements eligible for natural resources restoration funding from these same sources; and
WHEREAS, the number of projects queued for restoration exceeds the current capacity of Parks and Soil and Water Conservation District staff; and
WHEREAS, on January 6, 2022, a Request for Qualifications was released to determine vendor interest and labor rates for a variety of Land Conservation activities; and
WHEREAS, Friends of the Mississippi River’s (FMR) response for natural resources project management was the lowest cost response, and FMR has a successful track record of providing high-quality services on other Dakota County Land Conservation projects.;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners approves a three-year contract with Friends of the Mississippi River for natural resources project management and ecological consulting services in an amount not to exceed $311,947.80, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That service rates for this contract shall be increased by the inflation rate used in the Dakota County budget process as authorized by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners effective January 1, 2024, as applicable.
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