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TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator. DATE: April 7, 1987 SUBJECT: Liquor Store - Award of Bids Attachment - A. Liquor Store Bid Sheets Submitted MirG l 31581 ISSUE - Award of bid to apparent highest qualified bidder con ingent upon licensability of bidder. INTRODUCTION - On March 25, 1987 the City received three bids from' theinTividuals noted below. Corl - ($137,500.90) The apparent high bidder on the bid documents was Mr. Steven Corl who has indicated that he will be doing business as Navarre Liquors, should he be awarded the sale and license. Mr. Corl has been an area resident for all of his life. Over the last several years he has been in the food service business and most recently as a manager of a restaurant in the So 1th St. Paul area. He previously was the owner of a restaurant in Little Canada for 3-4 years. Mr. Corl's bid of $137,500.01 was the highest bid received by the City, with a letter of credit from tLe Bank of Wayzata. Investigation date has revealed nothing to indicate that Mr. Corl I not be a licensable individual. Guth /Ashbeck R,691.2 . ) Mr. Guth and Mr. Ashbeck suhmitted' a id that resulted in it being the second h 3hest t These two individuals, who have been employed w, AT&T for a number of years, are partners in both l�!.nd acquisition and also the operation of Colony Liquo- Store at Vicksburg and Highway 55 in Plymouth. They havf� operated th's business since 1984 and expecting sales this year to be equivalent to the ')--)no liquor storr operation. Martin/Dun]M - (5110,202.50) Mr. Steve Martin currently operates Martin's 66 in Navarre and Mr. Cris Dunlap who was previously with Emplovee Benefit Association, a larg public self insurance ist ranager in the State of Minnesota, had joined .ogetner to submit this bid. While neither of the individuals had experience in the liquor area both felt that this was viable opportunity for thein to enter this joint husiness. DISCUSSION - The City currently is conducting the appropriate background investigation for Mr. Corl and will be conducting an ini t is 1 investigation on the backgrounds of Mr. Guth and Mr. Itshbeck in case the award of a 1 icense is not made to Mr. C.:r 1.