(A) Timing. The work to be done under the excavation permit, and the patching and restoration of the right-of-way as required herein, must be completed within the dates specified in the permit, increased by as many days as work could not be done because of circumstances beyond the control of the permittee or when work was prohibited as unseasonal or unreasonable under § 95.27(D).
(B) Patch and restoration. Permittee shall patch its own work. The city may choose either to have the permittee restore the right-of-way or to restore the right-of-way itself.
(1) City restoration. If the city restores the right-of-way, permittee shall pay the costs thereof within 30 days of billing. If, following such restoration, the pavement settles due to permittee’s improper backfilling, the permittee shall pay to the city, within 30 days of billing, all costs associated with correcting the defective work.
(2) Permittee restoration. If the permittee restores the right-of-way itself, it shall at the time of application for an excavation permit post a construction performance bond in accordance with the provisions of Minn. Rule 7819.3000.
(3) Degradation fee in lieu of restoration. In lieu of right-of-way restoration, a right-of-way user may elect to pay a degradation fee. However, the right-of-way user shall remain responsible for patching and the degradation fee shall not include the cost to accomplish these responsibilities.
(C) Standards. All restoration must be in accordance with the written standards and materials specified by the city, which must comply with state standards. Subject to state rules, the city may prescribe additional restoration procedures and standards on a case-by-case basis based on the following considerations:
(1) The number, size, depth and duration of the excavation, disruption or damage to the public right-of-way;
(2) The traffic volume carried by the public right-of-way;
(3) The character of the neighborhood surrounding the public right-of-way;
(4) The pre-project condition of the public right-of-way;
(5) The remaining life expectancy of the public right-of-way due to the project;
(6) The costs of the restoration method in relation to the prevention of an accelerated depreciation of the public right-of-way that could result due to the project work in the public right-of-way; and
(7) The likelihood that the particular restoration method would be effective in slowing the depreciation of the public right-of-way that would otherwise occur.
(D) Duty to correct defects. The permittee shall correct defects in patching or restoration performed by permittee or its agents. The permittee upon notification from the city shall correct all restoration work to the extent necessary, using the method required by the city. Said work shall be completed within five calendar days of the receipt to the notice from the city, not including days during which work cannot be done because of circumstances constituting force majeure or days when work is prohibited as unseasonable or unreasonable under § 95.27(D).
(E) Failure to restore. If the permittee fails to restore the right-of-way in the manner and to the condition required by the city, or fails to satisfactorily and timely complete all restoration required by the city, the city at its option may do such work. In that event the permittee shall pay to the city, within 30 days of billing, the cost of restoring the right-of-way. If permittee fails to pay as required, the city may exercise its rights under the construction performance bond.
(Ord. 17-13, passed 11-27-2017)