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HomeMy WebLinkAbout90-99 - Oasis Garden PlotsRESOLUTION NO. 90 -99 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THAT THE RELOCATION OF THE OASIS GARDEN PLOTS CAN BE PERFORMED BETTER AND MORE ECONOMICALLY BY CITY FORCES THAN BY PRIVATE CONTRACTORS. WHEREAS, the City has embarked upon a program to expand the Oasis Center and the first phase of the expansion plan is • relocation of existing garden plots; and WHEREAS, the estimated cost of relocating the garden plots using City forces is $52,000.00, and this estimate has been approved by the City Manager; and WHEREAS, the lowest bid for the project received from private contractors willing to perform the work is $44,000.00 more than the cost using City forces; and WHEREAS, City employees are capable of performing better work than private forces in that they are familiar with the project and possess skills equal to or greater than the employees of private contractors; and WHEREAS, the City Council is empowered, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1110 of the City Charter, to authorize public works to be performed by City forces, without advertising bids or after rejecting bids, upon a determination that the work can be performed better and more economically by the City with its own employees. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds and declares that the relocation of the Oasis garden plots will be performed better and more economically by the City with its own employees than if the work were to be performed by private contractors; and SECTION 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to use City forces to relocate the Oasis garden plots. • PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1990. MAYOR ATTEST: City Clerk �ciFOa +��