Ordinance No.           15911               Council Bill No.          B 47-99             

declaring it is in the public interest to proceed with construction of a water main along the west and north sides of the Gregory Heights Subdivision; approving the plans and specifications; determining that the work shall be done by contract; ordering advertisement for bids; providing for payment for the improvement; providing for compliance with the prevailing wage law; and fixing the time when this ordinance shall become effective.

    SECTION 1.  The Council finds and determines that construction of a 16- inch water main along the west and north sides of the Gregory Heights Subdivision is necessary for the welfare and improvement of the City and that it is in the public interest that such improvement be made.

    SECTION 2.  The plans and specifications for this improvement, as prepared by the Director of the Water and Light Department and filed in the office of the City Clerk, are hereby approved, adopted and made a part of this ordinance.

    SECTION 3.  The City Clerk is authorized and directed to advertise for bids for the construction of the improvement, according to the provisions of Section 2278 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Columbia, Missouri.

    SECTION 4.  Payment for this improvement shall be made from the Water and Electric Fund using funds appropriated in Capital Improvement Project No. 71, and such other funds as may be lawfully appropriated.

    SECTION 5.  The contract for the improvement shall provide that not less than the prevailing hourly rate of wages, as found by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations of Missouri, shall be paid to all workmen performing work under the contract. The contractor's bond shall guarantee the faithful performance of the prevailing hourly wage clause in the contract.