TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Ratification of City Manager's Use of Emergency Authorization to Enter into a Contract with HighSpans Engineering, Inc. for Bridge Inspections Under Purchase Order No. 49572 in an Amount Not to Exceed $500,000.
Recommended Action
Ratification of City Manager's use of emergency authorization to enter into a contract with HighSpans Engineering, Inc. for bridge inspections under Purchase Order No. 49572 in an amount not to exceed $500,000.
Background Information
On September 23, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order Number 22-218, declaring a state of emergency for 24 counties, including Sarasota County due to Tropical Depression Number Nine, which became Hurricane Ian. On September 24, 2022, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order Number 22-219, amending Executive Order Number 22-218 and expanding the state of emergency to the entire State. On November 1, 2022, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order Number 22-268, renewing the state of emergency for an additional sixty (60) days.
On September 26, 2022, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 2022-30, declaring a local state of emergency and granting emergency authority to the City Manager. In his emergency authority, the City Manager entered into the following purchase order and attachments, which constitute a legal Contract. The City Manager requests that the City Commission ratify this Contract approval.
* Purchase Order No. 49572 and Contract attachments with HighSpans, Engineering Inc. for roadway bridge inspections in the amount $500,000. Inspections were required to ensure the safety of the roadway bridges following impacts from Hurricane Ian.
Strategic Plan
Infrastructure & Facilities Integrity
Financial Impact
Funding in the amount not to exceed $500,000 was provided from existing appropriations in Fiscal Year 2023 Road and Drainage District...
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