City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
ENTER INTO A NEW CONTRACT WITH NATIONAL
WATER MAIN CLEANING COMPANY FOR SEWER
REHABILITATION PHASE 1 (PROJECT NO. 122022-2)
Whereas, in correspondence dated January 21, 2026, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works formally requested authorization for the Mayor to enter into a new contract with National Water Main Cleaning Company for Sewer Rehabilitation Phase 1, Project No. 122022-2, for the limited purpose of completing the remaining scope of work associated with said project; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon (the "City"), through its Department of Public Works ("DPW"), is undertaking Sewer Rehabilitation Phase 1, designated as Project No. 122022-2, to rehabilitate critical sanitary sewer infrastructure throughout designated areas of the City; and
Whereas, on May 2, 2023, the Mount Vernon City Council authorized the award of a competitively procured contract to National Water Main Cleaning Company for Sewer Rehabilitation Phase 1 in the total amount of Six Million Nine Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Thirty Dollars ($6,923,630); and
Whereas, the original contract term has expired, and approximately Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) remains available under the previously authorized contract amount; and
Whereas, completion of the remaining sewer rehabilitation work is dependent upon prior cleaning and inspection results and must be carefully sequenced with other active sewer capital improvement and maintenance projects currently underway within the City; and
Whereas, the remaining scope of work constitutes a continuation of rehabilitation activities already in progress under Project No. 122022-2, rather than a new or separately defined project; and
Whereas, re-advertising the remaining work at this stage would require a new contractor to duplicate prior investigations, re-establish familiarity with the City's sewer system, and re-m...
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