ORDINANCE NO. 051058

Authorizing the Director of Public Works to enter into an agreement with Deffenbaugh Industries, Inc., with options to extend the agreement for up to four additional one-year periods and authorizing the Director of Public Works to expend $2,202,024.00 in previously appropriated funds.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Deffenbaugh Industries, Inc. for the collection and disposal of solid waste from approximately 83,600 dwelling units at a rate of $4.39 per unit per month for year one of the contract for the period of November 1, 2005 to April 30, 2010, with options to extend the agreement for up to four additional one-year periods.

Section 2. That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to expend a sum not to exceed $2,202,024.00 in previously appropriated funds in Account No. 06-1000-892320-B.

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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.

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Wanda Gunter

Acting Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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Mark P. Jones

Assistant City Attorney