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RESOLUTION NO. 7-91
A RESOLUTION of the city council of the
City of Port Angeles authorizing the
approval of change orders for construction
contracts under certain circumstances, and
establishing a procedure for City Council
review.
WHEREAS, change orders, which are revisions to a
construction contract, are an integral part of construction
contracts that are administered by the Public Works Department
and City Light Department; and
WHEREAS, decisions on change orders must often be made
immediately to allow the contractor to continue with the work
with a minimum of administrative delay; and
WHEREAS, the city of Port Angeles desires to establish
a formal policy and procedure which would allow the City Manager
and the Directors of Public Works and city Light to approve
change orders under certain circumstances; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
ANGELES as follows:
Section 1. The City Manager and the Director of Public
Works and Director of City Light are hereby authorized and
directed to approve and sign construction contract change orders
on construction contracts under the following conditions:
1. If the change order does not substantially change the
scope of the project; and
2.
If the total increase or decrease in the contract
amount, as a result of the change order, does not exceed fifteen
percent (15%) for contracts under $ 100,000 , and ten percent
(10%) for contracts over $ 100,000
of the bid total stated in
the original approved contract; except that no individual change
order shall exceed $ 100,000 and
3. If the total contract amount as adjusted by the change
order is within the amount budgeted for the project.
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4. If the amount of the change order is $5,000 or less,
the Director of publ ic Works or Director of City Light may
approve and sign the change order; if the amount of the change
order is over $5,000, it must also be approved and signed by the
City Manager or his designee.
Section 2.
Where the Director of Public Works or
Director of city Light approves and signs change orders according
to the conditions stated above, he shall forward the change order
to the city Council for its information within thirty (30) days
of the signing of the change order.
section 3.
I f the change order does not meet the
conditions set forth in section 1, the Director of Public Works
or Director of city Light shall submit the change order to the
city Council for approval in advance of his approval and signing
of the change order.
PASSED by the City council of the City of Port Angeles
at a regular meeting of said Council held on the ~ day of
March
, 1991.
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