HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019 Resolution No. 057RESOLUTION NO. 57
SERJ ES OF 2 019
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZlNG EMERG ENCY PURCHASE(S) TO
ADDRESS THE S lNKHOLE CAUSED BY A RAIN EVENT OCCURING
ON JULY 1, 2019, RESULTING lN SEVERAL CLOSED ROADS NEAR
SOUTH SANT A FE DRIVE AND WEST OXFORD A VENUE, AFFECTlNG
THE PUBLIC PROPERTY, HEAL TH, PEACE AND/OR SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD.
WHEREAS, Secti on 118 of the Englewood Home Ru le Charter provides that ·•[i]n case of
[an] e m e r gency affectin g the public property, h ealth, peace or safet y, the Counc il may
wai ve all provisions for comp etiti ve bidding a nd direct the purchasing officer to purch ase
n ecessary supplies in the open market at n ot more than commercial prices;
WHEREAS, On July I, 20 19 a rain event ca used a s inkh o le to ope n up in the roadway on
Oxford, near Santa Fe, resu lti ng in an emergen cy affecting the public property, health, peace
and/or safet y;
WHE REAS, The Procurem e nt Pol icy approved by Ordinance o n Apri l I , 2019 provides tha t
e mergency purchases anticipated to be in excess of $100,000.00 w ill be approved at a s pecial
meeting cal led by t he Mayor within 24 hours of the event of the emergency for the City Coun ci l to
make a decision regarding su ch e me rgency purcha se; and
WHEREAS, On Jul y 2 , 2019 th e Mayo r call ed a spec ia l meeting for Jul y 3 , 2 019 rega rdin g
au thorizatio n of emer gency purchases in accordance w ith C ha1t er § I 18.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNClL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. The Englewood C ity Co un c il hereby waives a ll prov1s 1ons for competiti ve
bidding i n association with the repairs to Oxford associated w i t h the s inkhole that occurred
on July I , 20 19 , and directs the purc h asing officer to purchase necessary s upplies in an
amount n o t to exceed $120,000.00 in the open market at not m ore t han commercial prices.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED th is 3rd day of Ju ly , 2019.
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Li nd a O lso n, Mayo r
I, Stephanie Carl ile , C ity Clerk for the C ity of Eng lewood, Co lo
is a true copy of Reso lution No._, Series of2019.