08/09/2005 Resolutions 2005-225
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RES 0 L UTI 0 N 2005-225
WHEREAS, due to a failure in the sanitary sewer force main, the City of Grand Island
Wastewater Division was required to perform emergency repairs to the main on Capital Avenue near
Wheeler Avenue; and
WHEREAS, immediate repairs were necessary as this sewer main carries sanitary
sewer flows from the majority of the west and northwest areas ofthe city; and
WHEREAS, using the City's standard procurement procedures to make repairs would
not allow the required repair work to be completed in an acceptable time frame; and
WHEREAS, it was in the public interest to proceed immediately with the required
repair work; and
WHEREAS, it was appropriate and necessary to deal with this emergency by
proceeding under Section 27 -13 ofthe Grand Island City Code (1988 ed.) and declare and authorize
an emergency procurement procedure; and
WHEREAS, The Diamond Engineering Company of Grand Island, Nebraska, was
qualified to do such work, and was available and willing to do such work on a very short notice; and
WHEREAS, upon excavation, the extent ofthe needed repairs was found to be quite
extensive, and could not be completed under the $7,500 limit of a purchase order; and
WHEREAS, the Diamond Engineering Company has completed the repairs on an
actual cost basis of $22,472.90; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the use ofthe City's emergency
procurement procedures in this situation is hereby ratified.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that emergency work completed by The Diamond
Engineering Company of Grand Island, Nebraska, is hereby approved and payment shall be
authorized to such contractor.
Adopted by the City Council ofthe City of Grand Island, Nebraska, August 9, 2005.
Approved as to Form nl[d&-ct{,J
August 2, 2005 n ity A orney