Ordinance No. 1,881ORDINANCE NO.1881
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THECITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS APPROVING AND ACCEPTING CONSTRUCTION OF THE
UPPER GOOSE CREEK INTERCEPTOR SEWER,JOB NO.44A,
CONTRACT NO.5,BY TRAVELERS INDEMNITY INC.;FINDING
THATTHE IMPROVEMENTS ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS
OF THE CONTRACT;ACCEPTING THE ENGINEERS'CERTIFICATE
OF FINAL ACCEPTANCE;AUTHORIZING THE FINAL PAYMENT TO
THE SAID TRAVELERS INDEMNITY INC.AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS,the City of Baytown contracted with Stephens
Contracting Company for the construction of the Upper Goose
Creek Interceptor Sewer,Job No.44A,Contract No.5;Stephens
Contracting Company abandoned said contract and Travelers
Indemnity Inc.assumed the performance of the contract;and
WHEREAS,all of the said improvements,as provided for
in the plans and specifications heretofore prepared by the
Consulting Engineers,and as approved and adopted by the
City Council,have been performed and completed in full ac
cordance with all of the terms and provisions of the aforesaid
contract;and
WHEREAS,the Consulting Engineers in the manner provided
by the terms of the said contract and the plans and specifications
thereof,have approved and accepted said work and improvements
and have heretofore issued their Certificate of Final Acceptance,
and have certified same to the City Council and recommended
that it accept and receive said work and improvements as
constructed and completed by the said Travelers Indemnity
Inc;and
WHEREAS,there remains and owing to the said contractor
the sum of FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE
AND 57/100 ($57,723.57)Dollars,the sum of Five Hundred
Seven Thousand Two Hundred Fourteen and 60/100 ($507,214.60)
Dollars heretofore advanced to Contractor in partial payments
under the provisions of the said contract;NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THECITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1:That the City Council hereby approves and
accepts said work and improvements,and finds and determines
that all of said improvements have been completed as provided
in the plans and specifications therefore,and in full ac
cordance with all of the terms and provisions of the aforesaid
contract.
Section 2:That the Certificate of Final Acceptance
heretofore issued by the Consulting Engineers and certified
to the City Council is hereby accepted and received.
Section 3:That final payment to the said Travelers
Indemnity Inc.in the amount of Fifty-Five Thousand Seven
Hundred Twenty-Three and 57/100 ($55,723.57)Dollars is
hereby authorized and directed.
Section 4:This ordinance shall take effect from and
after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown,
Texas.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown this 25th day of
September ,1975.
TOM GENTRY,Majfor \/
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
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