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Finding 2025-004. Failure to Let Sealed Bid Minn. Stat. §471.345, the Uniform Municipal Contracting Law, was established to provide dollar limits for all municipalities upon contracts which shall or may be entered into on the basis of competitive bids, quotations, or purchase or sale in the open market. For contracts over $175,000 - sealed bids, solicited by public notice and subject to the particular requirements of the governmental subdivision are required. During 2025, the City entered into a contract exceeding $175,000 and failed to solicit sealed bids by public notice as required by the Uniform Municipal Contracting Law.