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RESOLUTION NO.2068
A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF AN EMERGENCY AND DISPENSING
WITH THE STATUTORY COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
Recitals:
1.The City of Moses Lake is a code city operating under the authority of RCW 35A.
2.The city,under RCW 35A.11.020 has:
". . . any authority ever given to any class of municipality or to all mu
nicipalities of this state . . ."
3.The city has the authority to commence a public work without complying with the statutory bid
requirements in an emergency situation under the authority given by case law and by statute,
RCW 35.22.620(6).
4. The Peninsula Wastewater Force Main in the past two weeks has evidenced significant failure.
The coupling bands joining two sections of pipe has given way in one instance. In another
instance a leak was discovered which was due to the pipe rusting out. With these recent
failures the force main should be replaced as soon as possible so that there are no further
failures of the main and the potential leakage of wastewater. Inthe two recent major failures,
the wastewater was reasonably contained and there was limited adjacent property damage or
environmental damage.The delay in the replacement of the force main by complying with the
statutory bid requirements could put off the replacement until the spring of 1998 because of
construction restrictions due to weather conditions.
5. There are sufficient unexpended monies budgeted and available for sewer main replacement.
Resolved:
1.An emergency exists since there is the potential for additional failures of the Peninsula
Wastewater Force Main potentially causing damage to adjacent property owners and
environmental damage if the main is not replaced as soon as possible.
2.Because an emergency exists, underthe laws of the State of Washington, the statutory bid
requirements are waived.
3. Quote packages shall be sent to contractors in the area that are capable and qualified to
perform this public work.Contractors shall have a limited time to respond.The City Manager
is authorized to approvethe contractimmediately afterthe quote opening and inform the City
Council of the execution of the contract.
Adopted by the City Council on October 14,1997.
ATTEST:
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finance Director