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Chillicothe council waives bidding requirement to speed emergency pump-station repairs after fire
Summary
Mayor Feeney told council a flood-wall pump station suffered a complete loss in a fire and asked council to waive the formal public-bid process to accelerate repairs; council voted to waive the requirement and the mayor said staff will seek an appropriation after quotes are obtained.
Mayor Joe Feeney told Chillicothe City Council on March 9 that a flood-wall pump station in a city park suffered a “complete loss” in a recent fire and asked the council to waive the traditional public-bid process so repairs could proceed under an emergency authorization.
Feeney said the law director’s office reviewed the situation and verified that council may waive formal…
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