Ordinance No. 1,590ORDINANCE NO.1590
AN ORDINANCE OFTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
ACCEPTING THE BID OF BROWN &ROOT,INC.FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
THE 1974 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM,PHASE II AND AUTHORIZING
THE CONTRACTING OF INDEBTEDNESS BY THE CITY FOR THE SUM OF ONE
HUNDRED NINETY-FOURTHOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO AND 10/100
C$194,682.10)DOLLARS WITH REGARD TOSUCH ACCEPTANCE.
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas,did authorize Jack
Morton,City Engineer forthe City of Baytown,to advertise for bids forthe
construction of the 1974 Street Improvement Program,Phase II to be received
April 18,1974;and
WHEREAS,notice to bidders as to 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 read at City Hall at 3:00 o'clock
p.m.,Thursday,April 18,1974,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 Brown &Root,Inc.,according to the plans and specifications
set forth by the City Engineer on a construction timetable of Eighty (80)working
daysforthesum of One Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Two and10/100
($194,682.10)Dollars,andthe Mayor and City Clerk of the City are hereby authorized
and directed to execute and attest to a contract with Brown &Root,Inc.for
the construction of said street improvement program,containing the plans,specifi
cations,and requirements of the CityEngineer 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 of Article 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
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 25th day of April ,1974.
ALLEN CANNON,Mayor Pro Tern
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL*RICHARDSON,City Attorney
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