2023-81 AN ORDINANCE TO OFFICIALLY SUPPLEMENT THE MINIMUM CONTRACTUAL SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED BY BRAMHALL ENGINEERING & SURVEYING COMPANY BY VIRTUE OF ORDINANCE 2018-5 ADOPTED JANUARY 2, 2018, BY AUTHORIZING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO THE VOL SANITARY SEWER INFILTRATION/INFLOW REHABILITATION PROJECT, PRESCRIBING THAT THE FIRM SHALL BE PAID FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RATE SCHEDULE SET FORTH IN THE PROPOSAL IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($297,500.00), AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Ordinance 2018-5 sets a schedule of minimum duties to be performed by Bramhall Engineering & Surveying Company, the official Consulting Engineering Firm of the City; and
WHEREAS, such ordinance permits this Council to retain the Engineering Firm for additional projects; and
WHEREAS, this Council deems it appropriate to retain the Engineering Firm for professional engineering services for the VOL Sanitary Sewer Infiltration/Inflow Rehabilitation Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Vermilion, Counties of Erie and Lorain, State of Ohio:
SECTION 1: That in accordance with the terms and conditions of Ordinance 2018-5, this Council hereby authorizes and directs said professional engineering firm to undertake and perform additional and supplemental services at the rates set forth in said ordinance to provide professional engineering services for the VOL Sanitary Sewer Infiltration/Inflow Rehabilitation Project in a total amount not to exceed Two hundred ninety-seven thousand, five hundred dollars ($297,500.00).
SECTION 2: This Council finds and determines that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this Ordinance were taken in an open meeting of this Council and that all deliberations of this Council and of any committees that resulted in those formal actions were in meetings open to the public in compliance with the law.
SECTION 3: This Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure, the emergency being the necessity of authorizing professional engineering services in conjunction with proceeding with the project in a timely manner, thus for the public peace, health and safety of the City; wherefore, this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval of the Mayor, providing it meets the statutory requirements for passage; otherwise, it shall take effect and be enforced from and after the earliest period allowed by law.