2000-0189
INTRODUCED BY: ALBERT D. LAQUE, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF WASTEWATER)
ORDINANCE NO. ______
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An Emergency Ordinance to approve a professional services contract with Citywide Testing and Inspections, Inc for a not-to-exceed sum of $100,000.
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THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works/Wastewater has authorized Citywide Testing and Inspections, Inc. to provide material testing services for the Hahnville Wastewater Treatment Plant in a letter dated April 9, 1999 for a not-to-exceed sum of $120,000.00 and has been invoiced $48,534.94 to date, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works/Wastewater has authorized Citywide Testing and Inspections, Inc. to provide material testing services for the Bayou Gauche Pump Station and Force Main Project in a letter dated December 13, 1999 for a not-to-exceed sum of $35,240.00 and has been invoiced $171.25 to date, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works/Wastewater has authorized Citywide Testing and Inspections, Inc. to perform work on the Hahnville Effluent Force Main Project, the Paradis/J.B. Green Force Main Project, and the Killona Pump Station Project, in addition to those listed above, and has been invoiced $2,850.45, $633.00, and $805.75, respectively, to date, and
WHEREAS, the contract was not approved by the Parish Council, and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Parish Council and the Parish President to ensure the quality of work performed by the Parish's contractors on the Wastewater Regionalization Program construction projects which are in progress, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of St. Charles Parish that the ongoing work be tested to insure its having been properly completed, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 2, Article I, Section 2-12(IV)(d) of the St. Charles Parish Code an Emergency Ordinance is the appropriate method to approve an emergency contract for ...
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