Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on March 12, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on March 13, 2025, authorizing Retroactive Payment to Petrillo Contracting, Inc. for Emergency Milling and Paving of Bona Vista Drive - - (total amount of $38,000.00 shall be paid from Budget Code H5110.203 C955 under the NYS CHIPS reimbursement program); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING RETROACTIVE
PAYMENT TO PETRILLO CONTRACTING, INC.
FOR EMERGENCY MILLING AND PAVING OF
BONITA VISTA DRIVE
Whereas, by letter dated February 24, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works has requested legislation authorizing the retroactive payment of Thirty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($38,000.00) to Petrillo Contracting, Inc. for emergency milling and paving services performed on Bonita Vista Drive; and
Whereas, Consolidated Edison recently completed a gas main replacement project on Bonita Vista Drive, covering a distance of 576 feet; and
Whereas, additional preexisting road damage on Bonita Vista Drive was identified, necessitating further repairs beyond the scope of Consolidated Edison’s project; and
Whereas, the Department of Public Works (DPW) preapproved Petrillo Contracting, Inc. to complete the entire road repair to ensure public safety and infrastructure integrity; and
Whereas, Petrillo Contracting, Inc. performed these emergency milling and paving services beyond their current contractual work with the City of Mount Vernon; and
Whereas, according to Section 6(B) of the City’s Procurement Policy regarding Emergency Purchases, an emergency refers to an occurrence that presents an immediate threat to public property, the life, safety, health, welfare, or property of residents or the public, or threatens to curtail or terminate an essential service; and
Whereas, a delay in authorizing payment for these emergency services may threaten the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Mount Vernon; and
Whereas, funding for these emergency repairs is available via budget code H5110.203 C955 through the New York State Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (NYS CHIPS) reimbursement; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. Authorization. The City Council authorizes the retroactive payment of Thirty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($38,000.00) to Petrillo Contracting, Inc. for emergency milling and paving services performed on Bonita Vista Drive.
Section 2. Funding Source. The total amount of $38,000.00 shall be paid from Budget Code H5110.203 C955 under the NYS CHIPS reimbursement program.
Section 3 Ratification of Emergency Services. The City Council hereby ratifies the actions taken by the Department of Public Works in engaging Petrillo Contracting, Inc. to perform emergency milling and paving services on Bonita Vista Drive.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the Board of Estimate & Contract.