Ordinance No. 2,1467194
ORDINANCE NO. 2146
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE BID OF TEXAS CRANE CONSULTANTS,
INC. FOR THE SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING OF A GROUND
STORAGE WATER TANK LOCATED ON BAYWAY DRIVE NEAR BAKER
ROAD AND AUTHORIZING THE CONTRACTING OF INDEBTEDNESS BY
THE CITY FOR THE SUM OF TWELVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED
AND N01100 ($12,800.00) DOLLARS WITH REGARD TO SUCH
AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown,
Texas, did authorize Ken Powers, City Engineer for the City
of Baytown, to advertise for bids for the sandblasting and
painting of a ground storage water tank located on Bayway
Drive near Baker Road to be received December 14, 1976; and
WHEREAS, notice to bidders as to the time and place,
when and where the contract for said sandblasting 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 a.m., Tuesday, December 14, 1976, 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 Texas Crane Consultants,
Inc. according to the plans and specifications set forth by
the City Engineer on a construction timetable of 45 working
days for the sum of Twelve Thousand Eight Hundred and No /100
($12,800.00) Dollars, and the Mayor and City Clerk of the
City are hereby authorized and directed to execute and
attest to a contract with Texas Crane Consultants, Inc. for
the sandblasting and painting of said water tank, containing
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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 %)
per cent or decreased by more than twenty -five (25 %) per
cent 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 21st day of December ,
1976.
TOM GENTRY, ?Mayor
ATTEST:--
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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NEEL rITHARDSON, City Attorney
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