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Date: July 13, 2009
Item/Subject: ORDER, Authorizing the Finance Committee to Award Contracts for
Stormwater Management System at Bangor International Airport
Responsible Department: Engineering
Commentary:
The attached Council Order authorizes the Finance Committee to award construction contracts for
four Stormwater Management Projects at the Airport. These projects are being funded by the
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (i.e. "Stimulus Funding'.
Because of the size of these projects, contracts would normally be approved by the full Council. The
proposed Action is necessary to meet the ARRA contracting deadline. Attached is a Memorandum
from the Director of Infrastructure and Development Support explaining this in further detail.
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Assigned To Councilor - D'Errico July 13, 2009
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Order, Authorizing the Finance Committee to Award Contracts for Stormwater Management
System at Bangor International Airport
By the Clty Council of the City of Bangor, -
ORDERED,
THAT, WHEREAS,
The City of Bangor has been working to improve Stormwater Management Systems at
Bangor International Airport in the Birch Stream Watershed, and;
WHEREAS, The City has recently been awarded $1,690,000 in funding from the American
Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) to undertake various Stormwater Management
Improvement Projects at BIA, and;
WHEREAS, ARRA requirements include a very tight timeframe to undertake these
projects, and;
WHEREAS, These projects must be under contract by July 21, 2009, and;
WHEREAS, Bids for these projects will be received on July 15, 2009, and;
WHEREAS, The next regular Council Meeting is not until July 27, 2009, and;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED,
That the Finance Committee of the Bangor City Council is hereby authorized and directed
to award contracts for the following Stormwater Management Projects at Bangor
International Airport:
Contract #1, International Canal Improvements
Contract #2, Domestic Canal Improvements
Contract #3, Bioretention Swales
Contract #4, Pavement Removal
IN CITY COUNCIL
July 13, 2009
Motion Made and Seconded for Passage
Passed
# 09-251
(TITLE,) Finance Committee
to Award Cnnt_rarts for Stornmater Management
SV,,tnm at Ra ng r TntPrnational Airport
Assigned to Councilor__ �����
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MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council Members
FROM: James D. Ring — Director Infrastructure & Development Support
DATE: July 8, 2009
RE: Contract Award — BIA Stormwater Management Projects
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As the Council is aware, we have received funding from the American Reinvestment and
Recovery Act (ARRA, i.e. "stimulus") to undertake Stormwater Management Projects at
Bangor International Airport. BIA is in the Birch Stream Watershed, which is designated
as impaired by Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
The total amount of ARRA funding for these projects is $1,690,000. ARRA funding
requirements contain a very tight schedule, including a provision that the projects be
under contract for construction no later than July 21, 2009 and also that a competitive
bidding process be undertaken.
Fortunately, the City had previously retained the environmental engineering firm of
SMRT to identify Stormwater Management Projects at BIA. SMRT has fully developed
the design and bid documents for these projects to be undertaken in four separate
contracts. Bids will be received on July 15, 2009.
As noted above, ARRA requirements stipulate that contract awards must be in place by
July 21, 2009. Ordinarily, contract awards for projects of this size would be made by
the full Council, but the second meeting in July is not until the 27th. Accordingly, we are
requesting Council authorization for the Finance Committee to award contracts for
these projects. The next scheduled Finance Committee Meeting is on July 20, 2009
which allows us to meet the ARRA contract deadline.
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