On September 21, 2019, several rocks fell from the rims onto Laredo Place and a property south of the road.  City staff needs to hire contractors to stabilize the remaining rocks, move the rocks that fell on Laredo Place, and repair the road.  Until the road is repaired, the residents on Laredo Place will only have one way into their homes. 

Due to the access issues and concerns about slope stability, it is the City Staff’s recommendation that this work take place as soon as possible.  Section 7-5-4302 of the MCA requires advertising for competitive bids and accepting the lowest responsive bid.  Competitive bidding is impractical because the time to advertise and analyze bids and award a contract would require several weeks before the work could begin.  Section 7-5-4303 of the MCA allows cities to declare an emergency and waive the requirement for advertising and competitive bidding when ¾ of the Council members present at the meeting declare an emergency.

In addition, city staff is asking to have the City Administrator be given the signing authority to enter into the construction contracts necessary to accomplish the work described in this emergency resolution.  While there are still several unknowns about the work that is needed, City staff is anticipating the cost of the work to be about $200,000.
 

City Council may:

• Approve the emergency resolution for Laredo Place and give the City Administrator signing authority, or;
• Disapprove the emergency resolution for Laredo Place and do not give the City Administrator signing authority.  If the resolution and signing authority are not approved, the time to reopen Laredo Place will be delayed longer.

The estimate to perform the work is approximately $200,000 although there are several unknowns at this time.  Gas tax funds will be used for the work.