4338 - 64 Visual vacuum filtering system at Lakewood pk pool

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As .aj3~ended at special meeting Aprzl 10, 1964. RESOLUTION N0; ~.~338 BY: MessrS. Usher, Wendling, Bennett, Cain, Gaydos, Huffman. AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION declaring an emergency and authorizing and directing the Director of Public Works to enter into a contract without the statutory formalities of competi- tive bidding and advertising for furnishing and installing a new visual vacuum filtering system at Lakewood Park Swimming Pool Facility. WHEREAS, A real and present emergency exists in that the water filter equipment at Lakewood Park Swimming Pool Facility is inadequate and requires frequent and costly repairs, and, WHEREAS, Said swimming pool facility is scheduled to open to the public on June 8, 1964, and, WHEREAS, There is insufficient time to advertise for bids and to complete such installation prior to said date of June 8, 1964, and~ WHEREAS, The furnishing and installing of said new water filtering system must be done immediately in order to preserve the public health and safety, and, WHEREAS, This resolution constituDes an emergency meas- ure providing for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety and for the usual daily operation of a munici- pal department; now~ therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Council hereby declares that the need for a new water filtering system to replace the present in- adequate system constitutes a real and present emergency Section 2. That the Council hereby determines to pro- vide a new water filtering system at Lakewood Park Swimming Pool facility by contract. Section 3. That the Director of Public Works be and he is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract for furnishing and installing a new visual vacuum water filtering system and heati~E exchanger at Lakewood Park Swimming Pool Facility, at a maximum cost of $21,165.00, without the necessity of statutory and charter formalities of competitive bidding. Provided, however, that the terms and conditions of said contract shall provide that said installation shall be fully completed by the company on or before May 31~ 1964~ and that in the event that said installation is not completed on or before said date, the company shall be penalized at the rate of $250.00 per day commencing with the first day of June, 1964 and continuing at said rate per day for each day thereafter until said installation is completed.