Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes and directs the Public Service Director to enter into a contract for the Facilities Management Division for critical electrical repairs at Fire Station #10, on behalf of the Public Safety Department, Division of Fire
Facilities Management will solicit informal bids and select a firm deemed most responsive. An important criterion is that the Fire Station be able to maintain full operational capacity during the work.
Emergency action is requested to ensure the project is completed in a timely manner to guard against any electrical service disruptions that might negatively impact the station's operational capacity and its ability to serve the public.
FISCAL IMPACT: Unencumbered cash is available within the Division's current 2003 Capital Improvement Budget, Safety Voted Bond Fund, Fire Facility Renovation Project for this project.
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To authorize and direct the Public Service Director to enter into a contract for the Facilities Management Division for critical electrical repairs at Fire Station 10, to authorize the expenditure not to exceed $100,000 from the Public Safety Voted Bond Fund, Fire Facility Renovation Project; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000)
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WHEREAS, there is a need for critical electrical repairs at Fire Station #10; and
WHEREAS, the Facilities Management Division will solicit informal bids for said repairs, and will select the most responsive firm to perform the necessary work in an expeditious manner to ensure the comfort and safety of personnel assigned to the facility and without disrupting the station's operational capacity and ability to serve the public; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Facilities Management Division, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract for critical electrical repairs at Fire Station 10, for the immediate preservation of the public hea...
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