Ordinance No. 126ORDINANCE NO. 126
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PR.ELDAINARY ENGINEERING
REPORT ON PROJECT N0. 41-P-1045,'WATER WORKS reROVE•-
MENTS; AUTHORIZING THE ENGINEER. TO PROCEED WITH
CONTRACT DRXffINGS AND DOCUMENTS AMID AUTHORIZING THE
PABONT OF THE .ENGINEERING FEE DUE UPON APPROVAL OF
THE PREL13A7 `IARY ENGINEERING REPORT IN ACCORDANCE
7-ITH CONTRACT BETIYEEN THE CITY OF BAYTO17N AND JOE J.
RADY DATED JANUARY 22, 1951.
iI ZRFAS, the City of Baytown, Texas made application to the General Services
Administration - Community Facilities Service for an advance for Plan Preparation
for Non Federal Public Works in accordance vrith Public Lay; 352, 81st Congress of
the United States to finance the preparation of plans, specifications and contract
documents for Water Works Improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Agency has approved an advance of $5910.00 for the above
purpose; and
W 3REAS, in accordance with the terms of the advance, the said City of Bay-
town contracted with Joe J. Rady, Consulting Engineer of Fort Worth, Texas, to
perform the Engineering Services required to prepare the necessary plans, speci-
fications and contract documents; and
WHEREAS, the contract with the said Joe J. Rady, Consulting Engineer,
• included that he submit and receive approval from the City Council of the City
of Baytown of a Preliminary Engineering Report stating the problem and its
solution, including cost estimates, prior to preparation of detailed drawings,
specifications and contract documents; and
WHEREAS, the said Consulting Engineer has submitted nine copies of the
Preliminary Engineering Report to the City Council of Baytown, Texas, one
copy to the Texas State Health Department, and one copy to the Community
Facilities Service of the General Services Administration; and
AREAS, the said Preliminary Engineering Report has been reviewed and
discussed by the City Council of the City of Baytown in an open meeting; and
WHEREAS, the said Preliminary Engineering Report indicates that the
best solutidh'of Water Works requirements for the City for the next twenty-
five (25) years can best be served by constructing additions to the existing
Water Works System at the total project cost of $525,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the City has investigated and found that it can finance this
amount of improvement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1. That the said Preliminary Engineering Report be and is hereby
accepted and approved;
Section 2. That the said Joe J. Rady, Consulting Engineer, be and is
hereby instructed to proceed with the preparation of the necessary plans,
specifications and contract documents for the construction of the improvements
recommended in the Preliminary Engineering Report;
Section 3. That the said E-n;ineer submit and receive approval of the
plans, specifications and contract documents from the necessary State
authorities and the Community Facilities Service of the General Services
Administration before submitting them to the City;
Section 4. That the said Joe J. Rady be paid his fee amounting to
$1485.00 due upon approval of the Preliminary Engineering Report for Project
41-P-1045 in accordance with the Contract he has vrith the City.
INT.RODUC,m , READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the City
Council of the City of Baytown on this the 11 day of October
A. D. 1951.
ATTEST: ard, ayor
a liver, City Clerk