01/10/2000 Resolutions 2000-1
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RES 0 L UTI 0 N 2000-1
WHEREAS, Federal Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations require
a comprehensive drug and alcohol testing program for employers who employ interstate and
intrastate drivers of commercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of
26,001 pounds or more; and
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Island owns and operates 39 vehicles with a GVWR
of26,001 pounds or more, and currently employs approximately 74 persons to drive such vehicles;
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WHEREAS, the City of Grand Island invited proposals for Drug and Alcohol Testing
and none were received; and
WHEREAS, the city currently has a three year contract with STA-United, Inc. of
Lincoln, Nebraska to perform such tests with the current cost of each drug kit at $44.90; and
WHEREAS, the city received a renewal notice from ST A-United, Inc. offering a
continuation of their services on an annual basis at continued cost of $44.90 per drug kit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the contract between the city and STA-United,
Inc., of Lincoln, Nebraska for drug and alcohol testing, for an annual cost of $44.90 per drug kit is
hereby approved.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, January 10,2000.
Approved as to Form 0 ~~
January 7, 2000 0 City ttorney