Ordinance No. 1,834ORDINANCE NO.1834
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS ACCEPTING THE BID OF BROWN &ROOT,INC.FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE II,1975 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
AND AUTHORIZING THE CONTRACTING OF INDEBTEDNESS BY THE
CITY FOR THE SUM OF FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO AND 25/100 ($451,472.25)DOLLARS
WITH REGARD TO SUCH AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Baytown,
Texas,did authorize the City Engineer of the City of Baytown,
to advertise for bids for the construction of Phase II,1975
Street Improvement Program to be received July 22,1975;and
WHEREAS,notice to bidders asto the time andplace,
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 were opened and publicly read at City
Hall at 3:00 o'clock p.m.,Tuesday,July 22,1975,as per
published notice to bidders;NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THECITY 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 180 working days for thesum
of Four Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Two and
25/100 ($451,472.25)Dollars,and the Mayor and City Clerk
of the City are herebyauthorized and directed to execute
and attest to a contract with Brown &Root,Inc.for the
construction of the following streets underPhase II,1975
Street Improvement Program:Craig,Deanne,Edison,Elm,
West Gulf,High,West Humble,Olive,Pearl,South Pruett,
Timberlane,Wildrose,and Decker Drive;containing the
plans,specifications,and requirements of the City En
gineer 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 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 this 24th day of July,1975.
a^^^^^^^^^^^S^^^M^^^^^^pM^^^^^^^^v^rTOMGENTRY',Mayor
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RICHARDSON,City Attorney
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