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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-139-09/06/1994-EXCEPTION COMPETITIVE BID INSITUFORM PLAINS INC REPAIR EXISTING SEWER MAINS SEWER SLEEVING RESOLUTION 94-139 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING THE ACQUISITION OF GOODS AND SERVICES FROM INSITUFORM PLAINS, INC. , FOR THE REPAIR OF EXISTING SEWER MAINS WHEREAS, Insituform Plains, Inc. ("Insituform") provides a sewer sleeving method that has been used previously by the City's Wastewater Utility Department as a viable method for sewer main rehabilitation; and WHEREAS, the Wastewater Utility has conducted research that shows Insituform's method is more cost effective and less disruptive to citizens, businesses and traffic than the conventional method of excavation and replacement of sewer mains; and WHEREAS, previous attempts to bid for this service have resulted in two bids being received; one bid from Insituform and the other from Inliner USA; and WHEREAS, the product of Inliner USE is not ASTM (American Standard Testing Method) approved and, therefore, its reliability is not known; and WHEREAS, funds have been budgeted and approved in the Wastewater Utility budget for 1994 for the 1994 portion of this procurement; and WHEREAS, Section 8-160(d) (1) (a) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins authorizes the Purchasing Agent to negotiate the purchase of materials and services without utilizing a competitive bidding process where the Purchasing Agent determines that only one responsible source exists; and WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent has determined that only one responsible source exists for this procurement, and the Purchasing Agent has submitted the requisite justification to the City Manager for approval ; and WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed and approved the justification for this sole source acquisition; and WHEREAS, Section 8-160(d) (3) of the Code of the City requires approval of this purchasing method by the City Council for items costing more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) prior to acquisition. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the following acquisition of goods and services from Insituform Plains, Inc. , for the relining of certain existing City sewer mains, is hereby approved: 1. Goods and services during 1994 at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($190,000) ; and 2. Goods and services during 1995 at a cost not to exceed One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($175,000) , subject to the subsequent appropriation of sufficient funds in 1995 for this procurement. , Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Cit ncil held 6th day of September, A.D. , 1994. ayor �,- ATTEST: City Clerk