HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-93 RESOLUTION NO. 9-93
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the city of
Port Angeles, Washington, declaring an
emergency, dispensing with the requirement of
calling for bids for the repair of a broken
watermain, and authorizing the City Manager to
sign the necessary contracts.
WHEREAS, RCW 35.23.352 requires the City to call for bids
for any public work project in excess of $30,000, if more than one
craft or trade is involved, or $20,000, if a single craft or trade
is involved; and
WHEREAS, the law allows for the bid requirement to be
dispensed with where it is essential to the health, safety or
welfare of the people that immediate action be taken, provided that
the emergency is present, immediate and existing, and not a
condition which may or may not arise in the future, or a condition
which reasonably may be foreseen in time to advertise for bids; and
WHEREAS, the 20-inch watermain east of the Peabody Heights
Reservoir broke shortly before 12:30 a.m. on January 27, 1993, and
had to be repaired as soon as possible in order to provide for the
health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Port Angeles;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Port Angeles as follows:
Section 1. It is hereby declared that the repair of the
20-inch watermain east of the Peabody Heights Reservoir is
essential to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Port
Angeles and is an emergency necessitating that the requirement of
formal bidding be dispensed with.
Section 2. The Public Works Department is authorized and
directed to provide for the repair of the watermain as soon as
possible without complying with the formal bid requirements, such
as advertising for competitive bids, and instead obtaining the
necessary engineering and construction assistance in the most
expedient fashion, yet obtaining the lowest possible price through
negotiation.
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Section 3. The City Manager is authorized and directed to
execute the necessary contracts to accomplish the emergency
watermain repair work.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall publish a description and
estimate of the public works project within seven (7) days after
the commencement of the work.
PASSED by the city Council of the City of Port Angeles at
a regular meeting of said Council held on the 2nd day of February,
1993. ~~c~/
ATTEST:
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APPRO~D~AS TO FORM:
Craig D. ~/utson, City Attorney
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NOTICE OF EMERGENCY REPAIRS FOR WATERMAIN BREAK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Port Angeles, at its
meeting of February 2, 1993, passed Resolution No. 9-93 declaring an emergency and dispensing
with the requirement of calling for bids for the repair of a broken watermain east of the Peabody
Heights Reservoir. The project involves the repair of approximately 150 feet of 20 inch
watermain and will include the placement of a valve and replacement pipe in the area of the
break. The estimated cost of the work is $100,000 - $150,000.
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk
Publish: February 5, 1993