HomeMy WebLinkAbout43-93 RESOLUTION NO. 43-93
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 reservoir drain line, 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, during the course of performing repairs to the 20-
inch watermain serving the Black Diamond Reservoir, unanticipated
damage to the watermain as well as to a parallel drain line was
discovered, and the watermain and parallel drain line need 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 serving the Black Diamond 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 and parallel
drain line as soon as possible without complying with the formal
bid requirements, such as advertising for competitive bids, and
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instead obtaining the necessary engineering and construction
~ssistance in the most expedient fashion, yet obtaining the lowest
)ossible price through negotiation.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized and directed to
~xecute 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 21st day of Dece~er,
1993.
ATTEST:
Becky J. ~to~, Cit~ Clerk
APPR~~S TO
Craig D.~nutson, City Attorney
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