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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2003-085
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<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
<br />PARIS, TEXAS, AWARDING THE BID AND AUTHORIZING THE
<br />EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR ASBESTOS ABATEMENT AT THE
<br />BUILDING KNOWN AS THE UARCO BUILDING AND AT THE CITY
<br />HALL/OLD CENTRAL FIRE STATION; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND
<br />PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN
<br />EFFECTIVE DATE.
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 10th day of
<br />February, 2003, in Resolution No. 2003-037, approve the City Engineer to solicit proposals and
<br />negotiate a contract in accordance with State law for asbestos removal at the UARCO Building
<br />which will be converted to a law enforcement center for police, court, and jail facilities, and at
<br />the City Hall/Old Central Fire Station, which proposals were received until 3:00 o'clock p.m.,
<br />Monday, the 21st day of April, 2003; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the City has retained ERI Consulting, Inc. as the City's special consultants
<br />to prepare the City's bid package for abatement services; to assess the bid responses of the
<br />respective entities seeking to perform the asbestos abatement; and, based on the review of the
<br />respective bids, and the consultant's research regarding past performance of the respective bidders,
<br />their record of compliance with State regulatory authorities, and their general compliance with
<br />rules and regulations for performing such important service, to make a recommendation to the City
<br />of Paris as to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder for said service; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the aforesaid ERI Consulting, Inc., having reviewed the respective bids
<br />received by the City, and based on their assessment of the respective bidders thereto, determined
<br />that Empire Environmental, Inc. of Dallas, Texas, based on said bidder's compliance history,
<br />work history, prior experience, and other related factors, had submitted the lowest, responsive,
<br />responsible bid; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, based on the aforesaid recommendation of ERI Consulting, Inc., the City
<br />Council fmds and determines that although a lower price bid was submitted, the lowest,
<br />responsive, responsible bidder for said project was Empire Environmental, Inc. of Dallas, Texas,
<br />at a bid price of $33,303.75; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, based on said fmding, the City Council further finds and determines that
<br />Empire Environmental, Inc. of Dallas, Texas, should be awarded the bid for said abatement
<br />project in the total amount of $33,303.75; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the form of the contract for such asbestos abatement project, attached hereto
<br />as Exhibit A, should, in all things, be approved, and the Mayor should be authorized to execute
<br />the same; NOW, THEREFORE,
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