Ordinance No. 1,013BAYTOWN:
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ORDINANCE NO. 1013
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, RATI-
FYING AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN ACTIONS HERETOFORE
TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERMANENT IMPROVE-
MENT OF WARD ROAD, WITHIN THE LIMITS HEREINBELOW
SET OUT; REACCEPTING THE BID OF AND REAWARDING A
CONTRACT TO WARREN BROTHERS COMPANY, GULF DIS-
TRICT, DIVISION OF ASHLAND OIL & REFINING COMPANY,
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS • RE-
.APPROVING THE CONTRACT, PERFORMANCE AND PiYMENT
BONDS FOR THE DOING OF SAID WORK; RATIFYING, CON-
FIRMING AND ADOPTING THE EXECUTION OF SAID CON-
TRACT BY THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS- MAKING AN APPROPRIA-
TION OF THE FUNDS OF THE HTY Y S SHARE OF THE
COSTS OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS UNDER SAID CONTRACT;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
Section 1: The City Council of the City of Baytown
hereby finds and determines:
(a) That by Ordinance No. 997 duly adopted and
approved on October 9, 1969, the City of Bay-
town did determine the necessity for and order
the permanent improvement of Ward Road in the
City of Baytown within the following limits:
WARD ROAD: From the East line of High-
way 146 to the West line of Kilgore
Road,
and did by said Ordinance order and direct the
City Engineer to forthwith prepare and with the
City Council file complete plans and specifica-
tions for such improvements, and that pursuant
to such directions the City Engineer has filed
with the City Council plans and specifications
for said improvements, which have been duly ap-
proved and adopted by the City Council; and
(b) That pursuant to direction of said City
Council, advertisement for bids for construc-
tion of said improvements, as required by law
was published, and had, and thereafter, at the
appointed time and place in such advertisement
stated, bids were received and opened in public
meeting of said City Council, whereupon the bid
of Warren Brothers Company, Gulf District, Divi-
sion of Ashland Oil & Refining Company for the
construction of said improvements was found and
determined to be the lowest and most advantage-
ous bid for said work and improvements, and such
bid of Warren Brothers Company was accepted; and
(c) That by Ordinance No. 1005 duly enacted
on December 4, 1969, the City Council of the
City of Baytown, Texas, did accept the bid of,
and awarded the Contract for the construction
of said improvements to, Warren Brothers Com-
pany, Gulf District, division of Ashland Oil &
Refining Company, and further by said Ordinance
did approve the written Contract and Perform-
ance Bonds of Warren Brothers Company, and did
authorize and direct the Mayor and City Clerk
of said City to execute said Contract on behalf
of the City of Baytown, Texas, and did further,
among other things, attempt to make an appro-
priation of funds to cover the Cityts portion
of the costs;of said improvements to be con-
structed under said Contract; and
(d) The City Council now finds that it should
reaward said Contract, reapprove its form and
execution and make a proper appropriation,of
available funds to cover the City =s portion of
the costs of said improvements to be construct-
ed under said Contract.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown,
Texas, does hereby ratify and confirm all of its actions as above
set out heretofore taken in connection with the acceptance of the
bid of, and the awarding of the Contract for the construction of
said improvements to, Warren Brothers Company, Gulf District,
Division of Ashland Oil & Refining Company, and the approval and
execution of said Contract and the Performance Bonds in connec-
tion therewith.
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown,
Texas, here now reaccepts the bid of Warren Brothers Company, Gulf
District, division of Ashland Oil & Refining Company, for the con-
struction of said improvements for the sum of Two Hundred Ninety
Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty -One and 45/100 ($2901851.45) Dollars
and the Contract for the construction of said work and improve-
ments for said amount is hereby reawarded to the said Warren
Brothers Company, Gulf District, division of Ashland Oil & Refin-
ing Company.
Section 4: That said Warren Brothers Company having
heretofore executed and submitted to the City Council for its ap-
proval the written Contract, Performance and Payment Bonds, all
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as required by law and as approved by the City Attorney, such
Contract being dated December 4, 1969, such Contract and Bonds
are hereby reapproved and accepted as being in full compliance
with all requirements of the law and the specifications and bid
for said work, and -the surety on said Bonds are hereby reapprov-
ed and reaccepted as valid and sufficient for the amount stated
therein, and the Mayor and the City Clerk of the City of Baytown,
Texas, having executed said Contract in the name of said City,
such execution of said Contract by the Mayor and City Clerk on
behalf of the City is hereby ratified, confirmed and adopted as
the binding act of the City of Baytown, Texas.
Section: The estimated amount of the costs of said
improvements to be paid by the City of Baytown, Texas, under the
above mentioned contract is hereby found and. determined to be
the sum of $186,422.57 and there is hereby appropriated out of
the 1965 Capital Improvements, Street funds of the City of Bay-
town, Texas, such sum of $186,422.57, which sum has been certi-
fied by the Director of Finance of said City to be an unencum-
bered balance of an appropriation ant1. available funds for such
purpose, to pay the City of Baytown2s share of the costs of
said improvements, or so much thereof as may be necessary to
pay and discharge the obligations of the City of Baytown, Texas,
under said Contract.
Effective Date: That this Ordinance shall take effe,ct
from and after the date of its passage by an affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Bay-town.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by an affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown on -this the 22nd day of
January, 1970.
ATTEST: GLEN WALKER, Mayor
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EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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I IAM R. LAUGHLI ,
City Attorney
Director of Finance
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