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<br />R-09-49 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO EXCEED BY 25% <br />OR MORE THE EBONY HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS <br />CONTRACT IN ORDER TO EXPAND SIGNIFICANTLY THE SCOPE OF THE <br />ORIGINAL PROJECT. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Engineer's Office recently solicited bids for the <br />construction of certain drainage outfall improvements ih Ebony Heights, one ofthe City's <br />four priority neighborhoods for neighborhood drainage and street improvements; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the lowest bid would allow the City to expand the scope of the <br />improvements in the current phase to include additional piping currently scheduled in a <br />later phase of the total project; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the cost of expanding the scope of the current project phase will <br />exceed the original contract amount by more than 25% but will still remain within the <br />original proj ect budget of $1 ,764,847; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 12-183 of the City Code requires Council approval to <br />exceed an original contract amount by more than 25% or $50,000, whichever is greater; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the original contract amount is $756,753, and the projected cost of <br />the piping is an additional $350,000. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia that, pursuant to Section 12-183 of the City Code, the City Engineer <br />is authorized to expend the additional funds necessary to include the proposed piping <br />within the current phase of the Ebony Heights project. <br /> <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on September 8, 2009. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br />