CITY
OF
HOMER,
City Manager/
Public Works Director
RESOLUTION
09-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH A DIRECT CONTRACT WITH THE FIRM OF DUANE MILLER AND ASSOCIATES, OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, FOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $72,920, AS PART OF THE DESIGN OF THE KACHEMAK DRIVE PHASE II WATER AND SEWER PROJECT.
WHEREAS,
The City Council awarded the professional engineering services contracts, via
Resolution 06-136, on September 25, 2006 to two firms, BEESC of Anchorage,
Alaska and Nelson of Kenai,
WHEREAS, During formalization of the design contract, Public Works requested and the City Council approved contracting directly for field design survey services directly with the selected survey firm. By contracting directly with the survey firm the City saves the expense of a mark-up on the field survey subcontracted work; and
WHEREAS, The intent was to also contract directly with the geotechnical engineering firm, Duane Miller and Associates, for the same reason described above, but Public Works has not requested and the City Council has yet approved this contract.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Homer, Alaska, hereby
authorizes the City Manager to proceed with a direct contract with the firm of
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 27th day of April, 2009.
CITY OF
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JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK
Fiscal Note: 215-831-5212