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Commission Minutes-April 7, 2008 3341 k. Authorize Sheriff Paul D. Laney to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Air Force to allow for joint training and mutual assistance between the Grand Forks Air Force Base and Cass County Sheriff's Department. I. Contract approval Tri-State Striping-striping projects on various county highways for 2008; Roadway Services-crack, clean and seal projects on various county highways for 2008; Morris Sealcoat & Trucking, Inc.-chip seal projects on various county highways for 2008; Discovery Benefits-cafeteria plan for flexible benefits program; J & J Spraying LLP-weed spraying right-of-way contract for 2008 and 2009; Walker's Lawn Care LLC-weed spraying right-of-way contract for 2008 and 2009; North Dakota Department of Transportation-construction and maintenance agreement for bituminous overlay project from Mapleton east 6.96 miles; City of Fargo and City of West Fargo-2008 mosquito control agreements; Rural cities, subdivisions and organizations-2008 vector control contracts as received; Haberman Lawn Service-mowing services for county-owned land. 6. HEAD START BUILDING BID RECOMMENDATION, Bid from Great Plains Properties, accepted Mr. Wagner served as chairperson for the Head Start Building Recommendation Committee. He briefed the commission on a meeting of the committee held on Thursday April 3, 2007. Mr. Wagner stated that committee members were: Vern Bennett and himself, representing the Cass County Commission; Dr. Claire Strom, Fargo Preservation Commission; Mike Montplaisir, Cass County Auditor; and Tracy Walvatne, Horace Mann Area Neighborhood Association. Cass County States' Attorney Birch Burdick was also present. Seven bids were received for the Head Start building ranging from $1.00 to $123,000. Six of the bidders were present at the meeting. The committee used the following criteria when considering the bid proposals; dollar amount of bid; adaptive reuse of building; scope of project and financial viability of the project. Mr. Burdick reviewed bid laws as outlined in the North Dakota Century Code with the committee. Linda Graff, Fargo Historic Society sent a letter and spoke in support of the artist co-op. Public comment was heard supporting various bid proposals. Committee members were allotted time to state their opinion also. Mr. Wagner said the committee could not reach a consensus on one bid and therefore began the process of elimination using the criteria set forth and agreed on recommending the three following bids to the commission for consideration: Lloyd Sampson, Great Plains Properties, $123,000; Donald Kounovsky, $25,555.55; and Kevin Bartram, Sterling Companies, Inc., $25,000. The bidders were informed that the commission would have the final decision and all bids would be open to consideration by the commission. The three