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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2014 — 38 <br />BY: Mayor Kennedy <br />A RESOLUTION DISPENSING WITH THE RFP PROCESS AND <br />AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH <br />McCOMAS ENGINEERING FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING <br />INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE RECREATION CENTER POOL, <br />AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br />WHEREAS, the City drains the Recreation Center indoor swimming pool annually to <br />perform annual service; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2013 the swimming pool experienced cracking when the water was <br />removed from the swimming pool during annual maintenance; and <br />WHEREAS, the Administration believes that before the City removes the water for <br />maintenance in 2014, it is best to have a professional engineer examine the structural integrity <br />of the pool to ensure that removal of the water will not harm the pool walls and floor; and <br />WHEREAS, the Administration was able to locate only a single engineer, McComas <br />Engineering in Cannel, Indiana, that was willing to undertake the assessment of the <br />swimming pool; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Mayor that, rather than attempt to <br />procure the necessary services elsewhere and otherwise through the City's RFP /RFQ <br />procedures, the City enter into contract with McComas Engineering to provide such services <br />for an estimated $7,500.00; and <br />WHEREAS, it is accordingly the desire of this Council to dispense with the RFP /RFQ <br />process and authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract with McComas Engineering. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />SECTION 1: That the Mayor be and he hereby is authorized to enter into a contract <br />with McComas Engineering, to provide inspection services for the Recreation Center <br />swimming pool. <br />SECTION 2: That, prior to the Mayor's signature of said inspection contract, the <br />terms and conditions thereof, together with all matters of legal form, shall be reviewed and <br />approved by the Director of Law and further that the Director of Finance certify the <br />availability of funds in the contractual amount(s). <br />