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The City of Portland ordains:                                     

Section 1.  The Council finds:

1. On September 6, 2017, City Council adopted the Growing Transit Communities Plan; and

2. This implementation plan, led by the Portland Bureau of Transportation, was designed to identify and prioritize corridor level improvements that would create transit-oriented neighborhoods where transit (along with walking and bicycling for short trips) is the mode of choice for getting to and from work, school, shops, or other destinations; and

3. The Growing Transit Communities Plan was directly informed by input from a Community Advisory Group, a Technical Advisory Group and thousands of Portlanders via open houses, workshops, dozens of meetings with community groups, neighborhood associations, and committees, targeted mailings to over 20,000 residences and businesses, and an online survey resulting in 698 responses; and

4. The resulting plan identified eighteen key transportation investments in the Middle Halsey area, including widening sidewalks on NE 60th Avenue and signal rebuilds on NE Halsey Street; and

5. NE 60th Avenue and NE Halsey Street were both identified as priority paving projects; and

6. The NE 60th and Halsey Area Improvement Project will widen the sidewalks, repave, and install new crossings and lighting on NE 60th Avenue from Hassalo to Halsey Street; and

7. The project will repave NE Halsey Street from 53rd to 60th avenues, add protected left turn phases at NE 57th and 60th avenues, and rebuild the signals and ADA ramps at NE Halsey Street and 47th, 53rd, 57th and 60th avenues; and

8. The Bureau of Transportation has funds budgeted in FY 2022/2023 and proposed FY 2023/2024 for construction, inspection, and management of the project.
        
9. The Bureau's level of confidence in the cost estimate for this project is moderate; for the project is defined and plans and specifications are nearing completion.  

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. The Chief Procurement Officer is authorized to facilitate the competitive solicitation process in accordance with City Code 5.34 to obtain the lowest most responsible bidder.
    
2. Upon the Council’s acceptance of the Chief Procurement Officer’s report recommending the lowest responsible bidder, the Chief Procurement Officer is authorized to award, negotiate and execute a contract, provided the contract has been approved as to form by the City Attorney’s Office.
    
3. The Mayor and City Auditor are hereby authorized to draw and deliver warrants chargeable to T00773 when demand is presented and approved by the proper authority.

Section 2.  The Council declares that an emergency exists because a delay would unnecessarily impact the City’s ability to begin work on this important project; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.