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<br />AGREEMENT <br /> <br />THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into by and between Clay County, <br />Minnesota, a governmental entity, organized under the laws of the State of Minnesota, and <br />Cass County, North Dakota, a governmental entity, organized under the laws of the State of <br />North Dakota, WITNESSETH: <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Clay County and Cass County desire to jointly construct and own and <br />operate a bridge connecting the two counties, located approximately one mile north and <br />two miles west of Moorhead, Minnesota on the Red River of the North; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the parties hereto deem it expedient that they enter into an equitable <br />agreement pertaining to the division of costs and responsibilities to be borne by each County <br />for the construction and maintenance of such jointly owned bridge. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT AGREED by County of Clay and the County ofCass <br />as follows: <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Construction engineering services for the joint bridge shall be performed by <br />the Clay County Highway Department and Cass County shall reimburse Clay <br />County for one-half the costs of the construction engineering for the bridge <br />structure only. Construction engineering costs for the Minnesota grading <br />portion of the project shall be entirely Clay County's responsibility and any <br />Construction engineering costs for the North Dakota grading portion of the <br />project shall be entirely Cass County's responsibility. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />That Cass County, North Dakota, shall reimburse Clay County, Minnesota, <br />on a 50-50 basis, for preliminary engineering and bridge design costs for the <br />structure and appurtenances associated with said joint bridge. It is further <br />agreed that each County will be responsible for preliminary engineering costs <br />associated with the grading of the roadways in their respective Counties. <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />That the construction of said jointly owned bridge shall be pursuant to The <br />Agreement between the Commissioner, Minnesota Department of <br />Transpoliation, of the State ofMìnnesota, and the Director, North Dakota <br />Department of Transportation, of the State of North Dakota, which provides <br />for Clay County, Minnesota to award a construction contract and to cause <br />construction of the bridge over the Red River, Minnesota Project BRaS <br />1403(180) and North Dakota Project BRU-8-984 (099) 102. <br />