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AN ORDINANCE relating to the King County Courthouse electrical distribution system project; making a supplemental appropriation of $11,629,987 to the major maintenance reserve fund; and amending the 2015/2016 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17941, Section 129, as amended, and Ordinance 18289, Attachment A, as amended; and declaring an emergency.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. The electrical distribution system in the King County Courthouse is a critical component of the building. When properly functioning, the system provides lighting and power that is needed for building operations. When properly functioning, the system provides a safe and usable environment to courthouse staff, elected officials, inmates and the public. If the system does not function properly, safety and use could be compromised.
B. During the Clark Design Group's review of courthouse building systems, the facilities management division received notification that the courthouse electrical distribution system poses a very high life safety risk to anyone performing maintenance operations and to building occupants. The facilities management division confirmed the findings in the Clark Design Group report regarding the high life safety risk in August 2016. In response to that report, the executive made an emergency determination and issued a waiver of procurement procedures in order to expedite the process of getting the courthouse electrical distribution system replaced.
C. The cost of the overall project is estimated to be $11,629,987.
D. Funding for the courthouse electrical distribution replacement project will require making a supplemental appropriation of $11,629,987 to the major maintenance reserve fund.
E. This ordinance must be enacted as an emergency ordinance to immediately make funds available to proceed with the replacement of the courthouse electrical distribution system.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 17941, Section 129, as am...
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