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ORDINANCE NO. 143, 2018
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR
SERVICES, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND/OR CONSTRUCTION IN EXCESS OF
FIVE YEARS FOR THE PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT OF HALLIGAN RESERVOIR
WHEREAS, City Code Section 8-186(a) states that no contract for services or professional
services, including all renewals, shall be made by the City for a period longer than five years,
unless authorized by ordinance, which ordinance shall not be passed as an emergency ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, City is pursuing the Halligan Water Supply Project (“Project”), which
includes the City’s preferred alternative of the enlargement of Halligan Reservoir, an existing
reservoir located on the North Fork of the Cache la Poudre River; and
WHEREAS, the enlargement of Halligan Reservoir will be a substantial undertaking that
will require significant design and construction work, the specifics of which depend on various
investigations that are planned to be completed; and
WHEREAS, the work associated with the enlargement of Halligan Reservoir, including
design and construction work, will likely take more than five years due to various factors, including
the scope of the Project and legal and regulatory requirements; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City and the citizens of Fort Collins, including
ratepayers of Fort Collins Utilities, that the City be authorized to enter into contracts for services,
professional services, and/or construction in excess of five years for the proposed enlargement of
Halligan Reservoir in order to, among other things, receive better proposals for the design and
construction work, maintain continuity of the design and construction work throughout the Project,
and therefore avoid costs related to transitions of project team members due to contract expiration;
;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the Purchasing Agent is hereby authorized to enter into contracts for
services and professional services in excess of five years, but not to exceed ten (10) years, for the
proposed enlargement of Halligan Reservoir.
Withdrawn from Consideration by
City Manager
Withdrawn from Consideration by City Manager at the Meeting November 20, 2018
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of
November, A.D. 2018, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of December, A.D.
2018.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 4th day of December, A.D. 2018.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
Withdrawn from Consideration by
City Manager
Withdrawn from Consideration by City Manager at the Meeting November 20, 2018