ORDINANCE No. 176863

*Authorize contract with David Evans and Associates, Inc. to provide professional engineering services for the Rivergate Wastewater Pump Station Relocation. Project No. 5689 (Ordinance)

The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1. The Council finds:

1.  The Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) has need to contract for professional engineering services with David Evans and Associates, Inc. to update the Contract Documents to incorporate modifications required by the Port of Portland and the Office of Planning and Development Review as conditions of land use approval.

2.  The BES PTE Contracting Manual Procedures, Volume 2 of 2, pages 10-11, provides for the justification of sole sourcing “when it is likely that award to any other source would result in; (A) substantial duplication of cost to BES that is not expected to be recovered through competition”.

  3. David Evans and Associates, Inc. is the design engineer of record for the Rivergate

Wastewater Pump Station Relocation project, and the City is likely to incur substantial

duplication of cost that is not expected to be recovered through competition in the event the

work were to be awarded to any other source.

4.  The estimated cost is $ 35,706. Funds are available in the Sewer System Operating Fund, FY 2002-03 Adopted Budget, Bureau of Environmental Services, Center Code 145-22-110 Project Numbers 5689, Account No. 521000.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

a.  The Commissioner of Public Affairs and Auditor are authorized to execute a contract with David Evans and Associates, Inc. for the purpose described in Section 1, in the amount of $35,706.

b.  The Chief Engineer of the Bureau of Environmental Services shall be authorized to approve changes to the contract price up to 10 percent of the contract amount.

c.  That the City’s Project Manager may execute any amendments not increasing the cost ceiling.

d.  The Mayor and Auditor are hereby authorized to draw and deliver warrants chargeable to the Sewer System Operating Fund, FY 2002-2003 Adopted Budget when demand is presented and approved by the proper authority.

Section 2: The Council declares an emergency that an emergency exists because time is of the essence to relocate the Rivergate pump station in accordance with the BES Pump Station Improvement Plan. Therefore, this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.

Adopted by the Council: AUG 28 2002         GARY BLACKMER

Mayor Vera Katz  Auditor of the City of Portland

 By /S/ Terry Reisz

Daniel J. Hebert (B310)

July 19, 2002

145-22-110 / 521000 / 5689 – ord          Deputy

BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 1068-2002

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 176863