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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 19-245RESOLUTION NO.' 19-245 WHEREAS, the City Wastewater Treatment Plant utilizes two (2) mechanical bar screen systems which are the first required stage of wastewater treatment; and, WHEREAS, both mechanical bar screens were_ damaged during Tropical Storm Imelda; and, WHEREAS, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have indicated that the City must perform any emergency repairs to protect the public health and safety and to also prevent or limit any future damages to related equipment; and, WHEREAS, the formal competitive procurement process would involve a protracted eight (8) week bidding and approval time period; and, WHEREAS, Allco, Ltd., has submitted two (2) quotes in the estimated total amount of $892,687.00 for the emergency direct replacement of the mechanical bar screens and the fabrication and installation of a temporary manual bar screen for the Emergency Wastewater Treatment Plant Bar Screen Replacement Project; and, WHEREAS, a contract with Allco, Ltd. in the estimated total amount of $892,678.00 is necessary for the Emergency Wastewater Treatment Plant Bar Screen Replacement Project; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds that under the circumstances a procurement necessary to preserve or protect the public health or safety of the municipality is in the best interest of the citizens of Beaumont; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby, in all things, approved and adopted; and, THAT the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to execute a contract with Allco, Ltd. in the estimated total amount of $892,678.00 for the Emergency Wastewater Treatment Plant Bar Screen Replacement Project; The meeting at which this ordinance was approved was in all things conducted in strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 22nd day of October, 2019. 7FA 7 • Becky