Ordinance No. 13,588ORDINANCE NO. 13,588
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE BID OF TRAF-TEX, INC., FOR THE HUNT
ROAD AND NORTH MAIN TRAFFIC SIGNAL PROJECT; AUTHORIZING
AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE
AND ATTEST TO A CONTRACT WITH TRAF-TEX, INC., FOR SAID
PROJECT; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF
TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINE
AND 10/100 DOLLARS ($229,209.10); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS
RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown did advertise for bids for the Hunt
Road and North Main Traffic Signal Project to be received on February 14, 2017; 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.,
Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 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
Traf-Tex, Inc., for the Hunt Road and North Main Traffic Signal Project according to the plans
and specifications set forth by the City's engineer, and authorizes payment of an amount not to
exceed TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINE AND
10/100 DOLLARS ($229,209.10), based upon the unit 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 Traf-Tex, Inc., 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 and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmativeof the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 28`� vo day of September, 2017. '.4'
ATT
LETICIA BRYSCH, Cify Cle
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACIORAMIREZ, SR.,�qty Attorney
DONCARLOS,
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