Emergency Justification For: 

___1335 West Jefferson

Dated: _3 March 2022

The City of Gallup, New Mexico determined that the following emergency exists.  Describe emergency: A water line is leaking that if it completely fails would result in the loss of a major feed to the mall area, major loss of fire flow and would cause  a very large void and flooding of a nearby businesses. Line is under 8-10 inches of reinforced concrete roadway,

The existence of the emergency condition creates an immediate and serious need for services, construction or items of tangible personal property that cannot be met through normal procurement methods and the lack of which would seriously threaten:

1. the functioning of government;
2. the preservation or protection of property; or
3. the health or safety of any person.

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Contract award details and required statutory information is as follows:

City of Gallup

         Frances Rodriguez, CPPB

         P.O. Box 1270

         Gallup, NM 87305

         505-863-1334 phone

         505-722-5133 fax

H.O. Construction

Amount of prospective contract: Unknown

         Term of prospective contract: One-time repair

            Any questions regarding award may be submitted via fax, email, or regular mail using the  contact information above (I).  

            This emergency procurement is per City of Gallup Procurement Code and statutes  (NMSA 1978, Section 13-1-127).