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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 02-43 09/16/2002 . CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, OREGON RESOLUTION NO. 02-43 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR THE SOUTH 58TH STREET OVERLAY, PROJECT # P20290 WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Section 2.706, "PURCHASING." of the City of Springfield Municipal Code limits the City Manager's authority to make purchases and award contracts to amounts not more than $15,000, unless the City Council provides additional authorization; and WHEREAS, the South 58th Street Overlay, Project # P20290, a street preservation project, is in need of award at a time between the regular Council session of September 16,2002 and the next regular session of October 7,2002; and WHEREAS, this project is budgeted in the 2002/03 budget and will be competitively bid and awarded in compliance with all other provisions of the Springfield Municipal Code purchasing requirements; and WHEREAS, delaying this contract award until the October 7, 2002 Council meeting would waste valuable construction time, increase City's exposure and might raise costs and reduce public service. . NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Springfield as follows: During the time between the September 16, 2002 regular Council meeting and the October 7, 2002 regular Council meeting, the City Manager is hereby authorized to award a competitive bid contract for the South 58th Street Overlay, Project #P20290 for an amount in excess of$15,000, provided all other applicable purchasing requirements of the Springfield Municipal Code are followed. This resolution is effective upon adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor. Adopted by the Co~mon Council and approved by the Mayor of the City of Springfield, Oregon this 16tl1 day of September, 2002. Adopted by a vote of 5 for and --L against. - \ . ~~ Kim Krebs, CIty Recof. er Attachment A REVIEWED & APPROVED ~~~~O:M j L~\--M DATE: q \ 12 \:2 00 2- OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY