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RESOLUTION NO. 035- 10
A RESOLUTION DISPENSING WITH BIDDING
PROCEDURES DUE TO EMERGENCY SEWER
REPAIRS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 32ND
STREET AND H STREET, NOT TO EXCEED TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00)
WHEREAS, Streets Division staff responded to a call regarding a sewer pipe
failure within the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way near the intersection of 32nd
Street and H Street; and
WHEREAS, Streets Division staff discovered that the failure was due to a
collapse of the 6-inch cast iron sewer main line; and
WHEREAS, Streets Division staff completed said repair and notified the Design
Engineering Department for further investigation of the sewer line; and
WHEREAS, Design Engineering conducted a video inspection of the portion of
the sewer line that runs from the Ice House parking lot south through the Tower
Motel and down the alley parallel to Chester Avenue to the west; and
WHEREAS, after completing the video inspection of the sewer line and
considering the condition of the sewer line, the Public Works Director declared this
problem an emergency and the work to be performed was of urgent necessity for
the preservation of life, health or property; and
WHEREAS, the nature of the repair required installation of a new 8-inch PVC
sewer line and the use of outside forces to perform the sewer line repair in a safe
and timely manner; and
WHEREAS, to remedy this emergency, the Public Works Director authorized
W.M. Lyles Company, on a time-materials basis, to install the 8-inch sewer to
replace the old 6-inch sewer line. The Public Works Director also authorized other
expenses required for this emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as
follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein
by reference.
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2. City Council hereby determines that based on the above recitals, the
work performed was of urgent necessity for the preservation of life,
health or property, thereby allowing the dispensing of bidding
requirements as set forth in Section 136 of the City Charter and Section
3.20.060 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code.
3. The Finance Director is authorized to dispense with bidding in
accordance with Section 3.20.060 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code.
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by
the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on MAR 2 4,2010
by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBER CARSON, BENHAM, WEIR, COUCH, HANSON, SULLIVAN, SCR NER
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER n01nQ~
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBER
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER (1U~~9
CITY CLERK and Ex Of 'o Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVEMAR 2 4 2010
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Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO, CITY ATTORNEY
OSHUA H. RUDNICK
Deputy City Attorney
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