RES-9441 Continuing Emergency Rehabilitation of Water Wells 23 and 24RESOLUTION NO. 9441
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE DETERMINING THAT
THERE IS A NEED TO CONTINUE THE
REHABILITATION OF WATER WELLS 23 AND
24 IN RESPONSE TO AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Chapter 3.08 of the Orange Municipal Code permits the City Council, in
cases "where an essential governmental operation affecting the public health, safety or generalwelfarecouldbegreatlyhamperedordisruptedbyfollowingthestandardpurchasingproceduresforcontractingforpublicprojects", to comply with the provisions of Public Contract Code
Section 22050 and repair or replace a public facility, take any directly related and immediate
action required by the emergency, and procure the necessary equipment, services, and suppliesforthosepurposes, without giving notice for bids to let contracts; and
WHEREAS, by the adoption of Resolution No. 9425 on March 13, 2001 and on the basis
that: (I) Water Wells 23 and 24 had developed operational problems and had been taken out of
service, (2) the award of a contract for the rehabilitation of those water wells would not permit a
delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids, and (3) rehabilitation of those water wells
was necessary to respond to the emergency, this City Council waived the competitive biddingprocedureinaccordancewithSection22050ofthePublicContractCodeandawardedacontract
to General Pump Company for the immediate rehabilitation of those wells so that they can be
returned to service; and
WHEREAS, this City Council has received and reviewed the report of the Director of
Public Works in the form presented at this meeting and finds that there is a need to continue with
the rehabilitation of the water wells under the contract awarded to General Pump Company for
the reasons set forth in said report,
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved by the City Council of the City of OrangethattheconditionsunderwhichthecontractawardedtoGeneralPumpCompanyforthe
rehabilitation of the water wells still exist. Accordingly, there is a need to continue the action
and said emergency action shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed
by the City Council of the City of Orange,
ADOPTED this 8th day of May, 2001
ATTEST:
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 8th day of May, 2001, by
the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS: SLATER, ALVAREZ, MAYOR MURPHY, COONTZ
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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