HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-106-12/17/2013-APPROVING CHANGE ORDERS TO THE CONTRACT FOR THE SENIOR CENTER WITH THE NEENAN COMPANY AS AN EXCEPTIO RESOLUTION 2013-106
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING CHANGE ORDERS TO THE CONTRACT FOR THE SENIOR CENTER
WITH THE NEENAN COMPANY AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE COMPETITIVE
PURCHASE PROCESS AND TO INCORPORATE THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS
APPROPRIATED TO THE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City awarded the contract for the Senior Center Expansion Project to the .
Neenan Company, as the most qualified responsive and responsible bidder; pursuant to the City's
competitive purchasing requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City now needs to incorporate additional work items into the Senior
Center Expansion Project; and
WHEREAS, sufficient funds for the additional work were appropriated by the City
Council in Ordinance No. 145, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the City Code generally requires all construction contracts to be
competitively bid, except under specific circumstances; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 8-161(d)(I)b. authorizes the Purchasing Agent to directly
purchase additional professional services and services as an exception to the competitive
purchasing process where the Purchasing Agent determines that, although there exists more than
one responsible source, a competitive process cannot reasonably be used or, if used, will result in
a substantially higher cost to the City, will otherwise injure the City's financial interests or will
substantially impede the City's administrative functions or the delivery of services to the public;
and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent has determined that competitively bidding the
additional work for the Senior Center Expansion Project would result in a substantially higher
cost to the City and injure the City's financial interests by extending the project completion
timeline; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent has submitted the proposed justification for this
determination to the City Manager for approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed and approved the justification for this
acquisition of additional services; and
WHEREAS, City Code Section 8-161 (d)(3) requires prior approval of this purchasing
method by the City Council for all procurements which exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000.00).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS that as an exception to the competitive purchasing requirements; the
Purchasing Agent is hereby authorized to execute change orders to the contract with the Neenan
Company for additional work on the Senior Center Expansion project, up to the amount
appropriated for the project by Ordinance No. 145, 2013.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins, held this
17th day of December, A.D. 2013.
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