02/12/2002 Resolutions 2002-49
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RES OL UTI 0 N 2002-49
WHEREAS, on March 8, 1999, by Resolution 99-67, the City Council for the City of
Grand Island awarded the bid for environmental monitoring services for the Solid Waste Division of
the Public Works Department to Midwest Laboratories, Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska; and
WHEREAS, such contract will expire in May of 2002; and
WHEREAS, during the re-permitting process of the Nebraska Department of
Environmental Quality (NDEQ), the NDEQ required that the Landfill perform ground water
sampling and testing every quarter for one year rather than once every six months; and
WHEREAS, in order to maintain consistency in the water samples and testing
conducted by Midwest Laboratories, it is recommended that they be utilized to obtain water samples
and testing for the remainder ofthe year to comply with the additional standards by the NDEQ; and
WHEREAS, since the original agreement was executed with Midwest Labs, they have
decreased the cost per testing event, which would be applied to the remaining quarterly tests for this
calendar year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the Mayor be, and hereby is, authorized and
directed to execute Change Order No.1, between the City of Grand Island and Midwest
Laboratories, Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska to extend the contract through the end ofthis year in order to
perform water sampling and testing at the Landfill in accordance with the new re-permitting process
of the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the cost of each water sampling and testing
event be decreased to $7,650 for the three remaining testing events required this calendar year.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska on February 12, 2002.
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
Approved as to Form T ~-
February 7, 2002 ... City Attorney