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RESOL UT!ON NO.
SER IES OF 1988 __ _
A RESOL UTION OPPOSIIIG AOOP TI OI/ OF SEIIATE BI LL NO. 168 HHI CII HOULO ESTAB LI SH A
PR OHST PROCEDURE FOR UII SUCCESSFU L COIITRACTORS 1-/I SH ING TO CONHST Al/ARDS OF
CO ll lllACT S FOR PUBLI C PROJ ECTS .
WHEREAS, Se nat e Bi ll 168 establ i shes , comp lex process th at all01·1s a
con tracto,· t o protest the awar d of a contr act fo any muni c ipal proj ec t over
SS 0 .000. through written protest s and civi l action in Di s trict Court; an d
WHEREAS, Senate Bi 11 I 68 does not provid e monetary re 1 i e f to the
mu nicipality for da mages, delays . leg al fees or f l uctuations in r.os ts for
mate rials and labor due to th e prote st procedure; and
WHERE AS, Senate Bill 168 co nt a i ns vague language that makes it s
provis ions unclear; and
WHEREAS , the City of Engl e1<ood al read y pr ov id es a process of appea l for
co ntractors through the City Council; an d
WHERE AS, the issue of awardin g contract s for local civic pro jects is
not a matte r of statewide concer n and should be le•t to indivi dual
jurisdicti ons; and
WHEREAS, the City Coun c il f eel s th at Senate Bi l l 168 inte rferes wit h
the smooth and efficien t co mpletion of major projects, thereby undu l y
burde ni ng 1 oca 1 taxpayers.
NOW , THER EF ORE, BE IT RESOL VED, by t he City Council of the City of
Eng l ewood, Colorado, as fo ll ows:
That the City Co unc il opposes adoption of Senate Bi ll 168 by the
Co l orado Legis lat ure and urge s it s defeat.
ADOP TED ANO APPROV ED th i s seventh day of March, 1988 .
Susan Van Dyke, \\aye,
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
I, Pat r i c ia H. Cro1<, c;ty Clerk of the City of Engl ewo od , Colorado,
here by cer t ify that the above , nd foregoing i s a true, accur at e and co mplete
copy of Peso l uti on tic. _:::_, Serie s of 1988.