Ordinance No. 1,738ORDINANCE NO.1738
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS,ACCEPTING THE BID OF SKRLA,INC.FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PHASE I,1975 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM,AND AUTHORIZING
THE CONTRACTING OF INDEBTEDNESS BY THE CITY FOR THE SUM
OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED
SIXTY-NINE AND 25/100 ($158,769.25)DOLLARS WITH
REGARD TO SUCH AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas,did
authorize Jack Morton,City Engineer,to advertise for bids for
the construction of Phase I,1975 Street Improvement Program,to
be received January 20,1975;and
WHEREAS,notice to bidders as to the time and place,when
and where the contract for said construction would be let was
published pursuant to provisions of Vernon's Civil Statutes,
Article 2368a;and
WHEREAS,all bids wereopened and publicly read at City Hall
at 3:00 o'clock p.m.,Monday,January 20,1975,as per published
notice to bidders;NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THECITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1:That the City Council of the City of Baytown,
Texas,hereby accepts the bid of Skrla,Inc.,according to the
plans and specifications set forth by the City Engineer on a
construction timetable of 60 working days forthe sum of One
Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Nine and 25/100
($158,769.25)Dollars,and the Mayor and City Clerk ofthe City
are hereby authorized and directed to execute and attest to a
contract with Skrla,Inc.for the construction ofsaid street
improvement program,containing the plans,specifications,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 any change
order involving a decrease oran 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 andafter
its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council on the23rddaY of January '
1975.
TOM GENTRY,Mayor
ATTEST:
ETFNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
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