HomeMy WebLinkAbout87-27 - C-2565 Coast Highway Widening ProjectRESOLUTION NO. 87 -27
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AUTHORIZING WATER MAIN RELOCATIONS AND TIE -INS APPURTENANT TO THE
PHASE I, COAST HIGHWAY WIDENING PROJECT (C -2565) TO BE DONE VIA
• NEGOTIATED PURCHASE ORDERS ISSUED TO THE CONTRACTOR WITHOUT
ADVERTISING FOR BIDS BECAUSE OF URGENT NECESSITY.
WHEREAS, the Phase I, Coast Highway Widening Project is presently being
constructed between Mac Arthur Boulevard and Jamboree Road, and;
WHEREAS, said Project requires work an, adjacent to, and above existing
water mains and appurtenances, and;
WHEREAS, in the course of said work, unexpected grades and conditions
have been discovered which require relocation and reconstruction of a portion
of those existing mains, and;
WHEREAS, certain additional water main tie -ins have been determined to be
vital to the future operation of the water system consistent with good practice,
and;
WHEREAS, those various relocations and tie -ins, if not performed at this
time, will cause significant and substantial delays to the Federally funded
prime contract, and;
WHEREAS, such delays, costs and liabilities can be minimized and /or
greatly reduced by negotiating a separate contract without a formal bid
procedures, and;
WHEREAS, Section 1110 of the Charter of the City of Newport Beach provides
for letting contracts without formal bid procedures in cases of urgent
necessity, and;
WHEREAS, such work on the City's water system is vital and is necessary
to provide continued reliable public water service consistent with the sound
principles and practices of operation of a potable water supply and to provide
fire protection consistent with the preservation of life, health and property,
and;
WHEREAS, such work constitutes urgent necessity;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach that said water line relocations and tie -ins along Coast Highway
are of urgent necessity, and that a contract for such work may be let by the
City Manager without advertising for public bids and may be handled via the
issuance of purchase orders.
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