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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2021 - 74 <br />BY: Mayor Kennedy and Nicole Dailey Jones, President of Council <br />A RESOLUTION DISPENSING WITH A FORMAL RFP PROCESS <br />AND A UTHORIZING THE MA YOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT <br />WITH RICHARD L. BOWEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. TO PROVIDE <br />ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br />WHEREAS, this Council previously adopted Ordinance Number 2006-118 on <br />May 16, 2006, authorizing the Director of Public Service to request proposals for <br />engineering services, including the services of a City Engineer, to augment and assist the <br />City's Division of Engineering; and <br />WHEREAS, the City entered into a contract with Richard L. Bowen & <br />Associates, Inc., providing for the former to provide engineering consulting services to <br />the City; and <br />WHEREAS, this Council later adopted additional resolutions, Resolution Nos. <br />2007-62, 2007-120, authorizing extensions of the contract between the City and Richard <br />L. Bowen & Associates; and <br />WHEREAS, Council, pursuant to Ordinance No. 2008-165, again authorized the <br />Director of Public Service to request qualifications for consulting engineering services, <br />including providing engineer employees to serve as the City Engineer and Assistant City <br />Engineer; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Control, on May 28, 2009, on the recommendation of <br />the Director of Public Service, awarded a new contract to Richard L. Bowen & <br />Associates, Inc. to again provide engineering services as head of the Division of <br />Engineering and to provide employees to serve as the City Engineer and Assistant City <br />Engineer for a term of one (1) year, ending on June 1, 2010; and <br />WHEREAS, contract extensions were granted by Council via Ord. 2010-67, Ord. <br />2010-159; Ord. 2012-114; and Ord. 2015-92; and Ord. 2018-95; and <br />WHEREAS, Pete DiFranco has served admirably in his role as the Engineer for <br />the City of North Olmsted. His continued good service to the City and its residents is <br />dependent upon a renewed contract with Richard L. Bowen & Associates, Inc.; and <br />WHEREAS, given the longstanding relationship with Richard L. Bowen & <br />Associates, Inc. and Pete DiFranco, this Council finds that the exception to the RFP <br />process identified in North Olmsted Codified Ordinance § 112.10(b) applies; and <br />