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059.99 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER TO ENCASE TOWN SEWER LINE LOCATED UNDER PROPERTY OWNED BY WARREN COUNTY IN VICINITY OF NEW BIKEWAY BRIDGE TO BE CONSTRUCTED OVER ROUTE 254 (QUAKER ROAD), QUEENSBURY RESOLUTION NO. 59, 99 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Pliney Tucker WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner WHEREAS, Warren County is in the process of constructing a bikeway bridge over Route 254 (Quaker Road) in the Town of Queensbury, such project to be completed by the end of June, 1999, and WHEREAS, a sewer main owned by the Town of Queensbury is located underneath the Warren County property in the vicinity of the bridge construction and therefore Warren County has advised the Town that the Town will have to move or protect this sewer main, and WHEREAS, Town and County representatives have met to discuss options concerning the relocation and/or protection of the Town’s sewer main, and WHEREAS, the Town’s Wastewater Director has recommended that the Town Board choose the option of encasing the Town’s existing sewer line with a sleeve to protect it from the additional load of the bridge construction and to allow future repairs, and WHEREAS, Warren County’s current contractor has proposed to install the sleeve via change order for the approximate cost of $28,000, which will enable the project to be completed for less money and within the allotted time-frame, and WHEREAS, Warren County has requested that the Town authorize this change order and then Warren County will approve the change order, pay the contractor the change order amount of (approximately) $28,000, and bill the Town of Queensbury for the work, and WHEREAS, the Town Board concurs with the Wastewater Director’s recommendation to authorize this change order as this is the best course of action to resolve this matter as this solution will allow the Town to protect its sewer line, maintain service to all customers during the entire project and make any necessary repairs without affecting the new bridge, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby authorizes and directs Warren County to prepare a change order for Warren County’s contractor to encase the Town’s sewer line with a sleeve to protect it from the additional load of the new bikeway bridge to be constructed over Route 254 (Quaker Road) in the Town of Queensbury for the approximate amount of $28,000, to be paid by Warren County and then reimbursed by the Town, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that payment for this change order shall be made from the Town’s Sewer Department Budget, although the Board acknowledges that it may be necessary to transfer money later in the year from the Town’s Sewer Fund Balance to the Sewer Department Budget to cover this expense, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and/or Director of Wastewater to prepare and execute any documentation and take any action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. 2 th Duly adopted this 10 day of February, 1999, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Irish, Mr. Merrill, Mr. Turner, Mr. Champagne NOES : Mr. Tucker ABSENT: None 3