HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No 29-2021 - Board of Public Works President to Sign INDOT LPA ContractsRESOLUTION NO. 29-2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND AUTHORIZING THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO SIGN INDOT LPA
CONTRACTS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana Board of Public Works (the “Board”) is
authorized to supervise the streets and roads of the City, and to maintain all real and personal
property of the City of South Bend, Indiana (the “City”) pursuant to Indiana Code Sections 36-9-
6-2 and 36-9-6-3, respectively; and
WHEREAS, the City on occasion enters into Local Public Agency Programs Project
Contracts (“LPA”) with the Indiana Department of Transportation (“INDOT”); and
WHEREAS, INDOT recently advised the City that it had made the transition to use of
DocuSign® to electronically sign INDOT LPA contracts. INDOT expressed that it has technical
difficulties including the City’s full Board as signatories and expressed its preference to have one
legal signature on each document; and
WHEREAS, the Board at its August 10, 2021 meeting agreed to designate the Board
President to be the authorized signatory for all INDOT LPA contracts.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of South Bend Board of Public
Works as follows:
1.The Board authorizes the Board President to execute, on behalf of the Board, all INDOT
LPA contracts, following discussion and approval by the Board.
2. This Resolution will be in full force and effect upon its adoption.
ADOPTED at a meeting of the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
held on August 24, 2021, at 1308 County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South
Bend, Indiana 46601.