HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 3242 CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 3242
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
.WHEREAS, the City of Renton called for and received sealed
bids for Project WTR-27-2210, the Highlands 565 Zone Reservoir
Interior Recoating Project, in April 1996; and
WHEREAS, Production Finishing, Inc . submitted the lowest
responsible bid, which the City accepted; and
WHEREAS, the City and Production Finishing, Inc . entered into
a written contact (CAG-96-038) dated May 9, 1996, for the project;
and
WHEREAS., Gulf Insurance Company ("Surety" ) on or about April
23, 1996, issued a $143 , 906 . 00 Surety Bond (#GE5782415) in favor of
the City; and
WHEREAS, Production Finishing, Inc. filed for bankruptcy and
failed to complete the project; and
WHEREAS, by its October 3 , 1996 letter, the City called upon
Surety to cause completion of the work on the project in accordance
with contract CAG-96-038 which was bonded by Surety; and
WHEREAS, to date the City and Surety have not reached a
settlement agreement and it is not known when or if such an
agreement will be reached; and
WHEREAS, without the Highlands reservoir connected to the
drinking water distribution system the pressure in the system is
fluctuating from being too high to being too low, causing damage to
the system and resulting in customer complaints; and
RESOLUTION NO. 3242
WHEREAS, without the Highlands reservoir connected to the
water system the Highlands 565 pressure zone is without fire
protection water storage; and
WHEREAS, immediate measures need to be taken to complete the
work and return the reservoir to service; and
WHEREAS, it would be detrimental to the City' s best interest
to delay work until the public bidding process could be fulfilled;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON, DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I. The above recitals are found to be true and
correct in all respects .
SECTION II. The City Council hereby declares an emergency,
suspends the statutory bidding process and authorizes the
administration to contract, on an emergency basis, for the
completion of. the Highlands 565 Zone Reservoir Interior Recoating
Project .
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 27th day of January, 1997 .
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Marilyn /. `etersen, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 27th day of January, 1997 .
Je6e Tanner, Mayor
Approv as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
RES .563 : 1/10/97 .
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