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RESOLUTION NO. 5371 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZINGGENERALCONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC WORKS PROCEDURE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES UPGRADE, SCHEDULE A. WHEREAS, the City of Everett plans to upgrade its Water Pollution Control Facility; and WHEREAS,the Project includes construction of two primary clarifiers with sludge grit removal and scum dewatering systems, headworks grit system improvements, yard piping, biosolids storage and processing facilities, diversion structures, and other tasks as described as Project Schedule A in the EWPCF Facilities Plan and Basis of Design Report; and WHEREAS, the project cost estimate for Project Schedule A exceeds $25,000,000; and WHEREAS, RCW Chap. 39.10 authorizes the City of Everett to use alternative public works procedures in appropriate circumstances; and WHEREAS, the City Council found the project: 1. involves construction at an existing facility that must continue to operate and meet environmental standards during construction, 2. involved scheduling, sequence, access, and construction methods and techniques that will be complex, 3. early involvement and participation of the general contractor/construction manager during the design phase will allow constuctability review and value engineering to occur during Project design, resulting in a substantial fiscal benefit to the City and will be critical to the success of the project; and WHEREAS, the City Council preliminarily determined the use of the GC/CM alternative public works procedure of public works contracting serves the public interest and will be used for this Project, subject to public comment and final determination by this Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Statement of Reasons for using the alternative public works contracting procedure; and WHEREAS, A public hearing was held on August 6, 2003 a.m. during the Council's weekly meeting which commences at 8:30 a.m. City Council accepted oral and written comments at that public hearing regarding the appropriateness of using the GC/CM alternative public works procedure of public works contracting; and WHEREAS, In addition to comments made at the public hearing, written comments were accepted by the Public Works Department prior to the public hearing and were considered by City Council at the public hearing; and S:\TMarks\WPCF\Alternative Delivery\GC CM coucil resolution\ResolutionAuthorizingGCCM.doc