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
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