HomeMy WebLinkAbout23529 RESOLUTION NO. 23529
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING THE CITY
MANAGER LIMITED SPECIAL CHANGE ORDER AND
CONTRACTING AUTHORITY TO ENSURE THE TIMELY
AND/OR SAFE COMPLETION OF THE DOWNTOWN
REVITALIZATION PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs is contractually obligated to do everything
in its power to help ensure the timely completion of the Downtown Revitalization Project
(The Project) as it is in the vital economic interest of the City to do so; and
WHEREAS, The Project is land locked within the center of the City which by its
very nature adds to its complexity and difficulty of delivery; and
WHEREAS, during the two years of construction there will be numerous spur of
the moment coordination requirements that result in the need to carry out temporary
construction or other public works activities to ensure the timely completion as well as
ensure the safety and wellbeing of the public; and
WHEREAS, if the normal City procurement procedures were followed, timely
completion and the coordination of projects could be unduly burdened and/or delayed.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby granted limited special authority to
approve Change Orders and/or approve Contracts up to $45,000 for work necessary to
ensure the timely and/or safe completion of The Project under the following conditions:
a) Change Orders may be approved with contractors currently carrying out work
for the City that was awarded based on a competitively bid project.
b) Contracts may be awarded to licensed contractors that currently have open
purchase orders with the City or have registered with the City in its Buy
Speed Procurement System and have previously performed work similar to
that currently being contracted for.
SECTION 2. The City Manager is hereby granted limited special authority to
award informally bid projects necessary to ensure the timely and/or safe completion of
The Project up to $100,000.
SECTION 3. The City Manager is hereby instructed to provide regular reporting
to the City Council of all actions taken under the authority granted by this Resolution.
Resolution No. 23529
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SECTION 4. This Resolution shall expire in two-years from the date of adoption
and shall no longer be in force or effect, unless otherwise extended by the City Council.
ADOPTED THIS 16th DAY OF APRIL, 2014.
DAVID H. READY, Cl GER
ATTEST:
d4MES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 23529 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 16th day of April, 2014, by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Lewin, Councilmember Mills,
Mayor Pro Tern Hutcheson, and Mayor Pougnet.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
MES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
City of Palm Springs, California 041fflrol .