Ordinance No. 19792                            Council Bill No. B 3-08

     AN ORDINANCE

determining it is in the public interest to renovate and construct an addition to the Daniel Boone/City Hall Building; approving and adopting plans and specifications; determining that the work shall be done by contract; calling for bids through the Purchasing Division; providing for payment for the improvement; authorizing the City Manager to obtain, execute and record all documents necessary for the improvement; providing for compliance with the prevailing wage law; authorizing the Director of Finance to work with the City’ s financial adviser to prepare for the sale of special obligation bonds or certificates of participation; and fixing the time when this ordinance shall become effective.

    WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a resolution declaring the necessity of renovating and constructing an addition to the Daniel Boone/City Hall Building; 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 renovation and construction of an addition to the Daniel Boone/City Hall Building.

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

    SECTION 1.    The Council finds that the renovation and construction of a five story above grade addition to the Daniel Boone/City Hall Building located on the north side of Broadway, between Seventh Street and Eighth Street in the City of Columbia, Missouri, 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 this improvement, as prepared by Chiodini Associates, Inc. and filed in the office of the Purchasing Agent, are hereby approved and made a part of this ordinance by reference.

    SECTION 3.    The construction of the improvement shall be done by contract in accordance with the plans and specifications, the laws of the State of Missouri, and the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Columbia, Missouri.

    SECTION 4.    The Purchasing Agent is hereby authorized to call for bids and execute a contract for the improvement.

    SECTION 5.    Payment for this improvement shall be made from the proceeds of the sale of special obligation bonds or certificates of participation 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 this improvement.

    SECTION 7.    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 workers 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.    The Director of Finance is authorized to work with the City’ s financial adviser to prepare for the sale of special obligation bonds or certificates of participation.

    SECTION 9.    This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.  

    PASSED this 22nd day of January, 2008.