36-03 Warren Rd Sewer System Improvement

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ORDINANCE NO. 36-03 BY: Corrigan, Dever, Dunn, FitzGerald, George, Roth, Seelie. AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the Director of Public Works to engage architectural and/or engineering firms to provide professional services in the design and preparation of specifications and contract administration and to advertise for bids and enter into a contract with the lowest and best bidder for Infrastructure Zmprovements in accordance with the Administrative Code of the City of Lakewood, contracts not to exceed the specified amounts shown without separate resolution of Council. WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 66-01B, adopted October 7, 2002, granted contracting authority for the Warren Road Sewer System Improvement project in the amount of $370,000; and WHEREAS, the Warren Road Sewer Reconstruction project was has been bid out by the City; and WHEREAS, each bid submitted was over the budgeted amount; and WHEREAS, in order to award and complete this project in a timely manner, additional contracting authority is necessary; and WHEREAS, the lowest bid submitted was nearly $70,000 over the budgeted amount; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five (5) members elected thereto determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure, and that this ordinance shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in ARTICLE TI1, SECTIONS 10 and 13 of the SECOND AMMENDED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, and that it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that additional contracting authority is necessary to. complete this project during the 2003 construction season. Now therefore, BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to engage architectural and/or engineering firms to provide professional services in the design and preparation of specifications and contract administration and to advertise for bids and enter into a contract with the lowest and best bidder in accordance with the Administrative Code of the City of Lakewood, for the following Infrastructure Improvements, contracts not to exceed the specified amounts shown, except as hereinafter provided: Warren Road Sewer System Improvements $ 70,000 Section 2. That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to enter into contracts as set forth above in amounts not to exceed the specified amounts without further action from Council; and to enter into contracts in