Ordinance No. 1,574ORDINANCE NO.1574
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OFBAYTOWN,TEXAS,
ACCEPTING THE BID OF FAIRMONT PAVING COMPANY
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OFTHE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS PARK AND AU
THORIZING THE CONTRACTING OF INDEBTEDNESS BY THE CITY FOR THE
SUM OFFIFTY THOUSAND SEVENTY-SIX AND NO/lOO ($50,076.00)
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WITH REGARD TO SUCH AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas,did authorize Busch,
Hutchison &Associates,Inc.,Consulting Engineers to the City of Baytown,toad
vertise for bids for the development of the Leagueof Women Voters Park tobe
received April 4,1974;and
WHEREAS,notice to bidders asto the time and place,when and where the
contract for said constructionwould be let was published pursuant to provisions
of Vernon's Civil Statutes,Article 2368a;and
WHEREAS,all bids were opened and publicly readat City Hall at10:00o'clock
a.m.,Thursday,April 4,1974,as per published notice to bidders;NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1:That the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas,hereby
accepts the bid of Fairmont Paving Company ,according
to the plans and specifications set forth by the Consulting Engineers on a construc
tion timetable of 90 working days forthesumof Fifty Thousand
Seventy-Six and No/100 ($50,076.00)Dollars,and the Mayor and City Clerk
ofthe City are hereby authorized and directed to execute and attest to a contract
with Fairmont Paving Company for the development of said park,
containing the plans,specifications,and requirements of the Consulting Engineers
and appropriate bond and drawn provisions in accordance with the provisions
of Vernon's Civil Statutes,Article 5160.
Section 2:That,pursuant to the provisions ofArticle 2368a,Section
2a,Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes,the City Manager is hereby granted general
authority .to approve anychange order involving a decrease or an increase in
costs of Five Thousand and No/100 ($5,000.00)Dollars or less,subject to the
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proviso that the original contract price may not be increased by more than
twenty-five (25%)percent or decreased by more than twenty-five (25%)percent
without the consent of the contractor to such decrease.
Section 3:This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council on
the 10th day of April ,1974.
TOM GENTRY,Mayor
ATTEST:
f\*A J_
EDTO OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RICHARDSON,City Attorney
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