Ordinance No. 1,859r ORDINANCE NO.1859
AN ORDINANCE OF THECITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS,ACCEPTING THE BID OF VIRGINIA ERECTION CORPORATION
FOR THE CLEANING AND PAINTING OFTHE 500,000 GALLON
ELEVATED WATER TANK LOCATED ON BAYWAY DRIVE NEAR BAKER
ROAD AND AUTHORIZING THE CONTRACTING OF INDEBTEDNESS BY
THE CITY FOR THESUM OF SIXTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED
SIXTY-FIVE AND NO/100 ($16,365.00)DOLLARS WITH REGARD
TO SUCH AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Baytown,
Texas,did authorize Jack A.Morton,City Engineer for the
Cityof Baytown,to advertise for bids for the cleaning and
painting of the 500,000 gallon elevated water tank located
on Bayway Drive near Baker Road to be received August 18,
1975;and
WHEREAS,notice to bidders as to thetime and place,
when and where the contract for said cleaning and painting
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 10:00 o'clock a.m.,as per published notice to
bidders;NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THECITY COUNCIL OF THECITY OF
BAYTOWN:
Section 1:That the City Council of the City of Baytown,
Texas,hereby accepts the bid of Virginia Erection Corporation,
according to the plans and specifications set forth by the
City Engineer on a construction timetable of 45 working days
for thesum of Sixteen Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Five and
No/100 ($16,365.00)Dollars,and the Mayor and City Clerk of
the City are hereby authorized and directed to execute and
attest to a contract with Virginia Erection Corporation for
the cleaning and paing of said water tank,containing the
plans,specifications,and requirements of the City Engineer
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 28th day of August,1975.
TOM GENTRY,MSyor
ATTEST:
&
EDNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
CHARDSON,City Attorney
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