Ordinance No. 12,662ORDINANCE NO. 12,662
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO
EXECUTE AND ATTEST TO A CONTRACT WITH TRANSTEX CONSTRUCTION,
LLC, FOR THE RACCOON DRIVE LIFT STATION 24 -INCH FORCE MAIN
PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED
EIGHTY -SEVEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NO /100 DOLLARS
($2,887,100.00); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the City of Baytown did advertise for bids for the Raccoon Drive Lift Station 24-
inch Force Main Project to be received on September 3, 2014; and
WHEREAS, notice to bidders as to the time and place, when and where the bids would be
publicly opened and read aloud was published pursuant to provisions of Texas Local Government Code
Annotated § 252.041; and
WHEREAS, all bids were opened and publicly read at City Hall at 2:00 o'clock p.m., Wednesday,
September 3, 2014, as per published notice to bidders; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby accepts the bid of
TransTex Construction, LLC, for the Raccoon Drive Lift Station 24 -inch Force Main Project according
to the plans and specifications set forth by the City's engineer and authorizes payment of an amount not to
exceed TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY -SEVEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND
NO /100 DOLLARS ($2,887,100.00) based upon the prices specified in the bid, and the City Manager and
the City Clerk of the City are hereby authorized and directed to execute and attest to a contract with
TransTex Construction, LLC, for the above - described project, said contract containing the plans,
specifications, and requirements of the City's engineer and appropriate bond requirements in accordance
with the provisions of Texas Government Code, Chapter 2253.
Section 2: That pursuant to the provisions of Texas Local Government Code Annotated
§ 252.048, the City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve any change order involving a
decrease or an increase in costs of FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) or less,
subject to the provision that the original contract price may not be increased by more than twenty -five
percent (25 %) or decreased by more than twenty -five percent (25 %) without the consent of the contractor
to such decrease.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from ar}�► after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote oCity Council of the City of
Baytown this the 25`h day of September, 2014. If
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BRYSCH, Cit�,Oerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
O RAMIREZ, SR.,
Attorney
DONCARLOS, Mayor
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DONCARLOS, Mayor
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