Ordinance No.            16751              Council Bill No.           B 9-01            

determining it is in the public interest to proceed with construction of improvements at the Columbia Sanitary Landfill; approving and adopting plans and specifications; determining that the work shall be done by contract; ordering advertisement for bids; calling for bids through the Purchasing Division; providing for payment for the improvements; authorizing the City Manager to obtain, execute and record all documents necessary for the improvements; providing for compliance with the prevailing wage law; and fixing the time when this ordinance shall become effective.

    WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a resolution declaring the necessity of construction of improvements at the Columbia Sanitary Landfill; and

    WHEREAS, the resolution was published in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the city; and

    WHEREAS, the City Council has held a public hearing on construction of the improvements.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:

    SECTION 1.  The Council finds that the construction of improvements at the Columbia Sanitary Landfill, including construction of Cell #3, relocation of maintenance and equipment buildings, and site grading for a new compost area and future improvements, is necessary for the welfare and improvement of the City and that it is in the public interest that such improvements be made.

    SECTION 2.  The plans and specifications for the improvements, as prepared by the Director of Public Works and filed in the office of the City Clerk, are hereby approved and made a part of this ordinance.

    SECTION 3.  The City Clerk is authorized and directed to advertise for bids for the construction of Cell #3 and other site development work, according to the provisions of Section 2278 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Columbia, Missouri.

    SECTION 4.  The City Manager, through the head of the purchasing division, is hereby authorized to call for bids for the replacement of the equipment and maintenance buildings and to execute a contract for these improvements.

    SECTION 5. Payment for these improvements shall be made from Capital Improvement Funds, Solid Waste Operating Funds, and such other funds as may be lawfully appropriated.

    SECTION 6.  The City Manager is authorized to obtain, execute and have recorded all licenses, easements, deeds and any other conveyances or instruments necessary for the City to complete these improvements.

    SECTION 7.  The contract for the improvements 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.

    SECTION 8.  This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.

    PASSED this 16th day of January, 2001.