Ordinance No. 2,163ORDINANCE NO. 2163
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE REDUCTION
CONTRACT WITH KATY ENGINEERING C1
TION OF THE EAST DISTRICT SEWAGE
FIVE (50) PER CENT AND PROVIDING
HEREOF.
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OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
OF RETAINAGE ON THE
)MPANY FOR THE CONSTRUC-
TREATMENT PLANT TO
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown presently retains ten
(10°x) per cent of all payments to contractor Katy Engineering
Company for work done on the East District Sewage Treatment
Plant, Job No. 44B, Contract No. 1; and
and
WHEREAS, the whole work is near substantial completion;
WHEREAS, the city's consulting engineers, ,Langford
Engineering, Inc., has made a written recommendation to the
city to reduce the retained percentage from ten (10%) per
cent to five (5%) per cent; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that a five (5 %) per
cent retainage will adequately protect the city's interests,
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council does hereby authorize
reduction of the retainage on the contract with Katy Engi-
neering Company for the construction of the East District
Sewage Treatment Plant to five (5%) per cent.
Section 2: That this ordinance shall take effect from
and after the date of passage by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown.
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INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
a majority of the City Council of the City of Baytown this
13th day of January 1977.
TOM GENTRY; Mayor
ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL R H RDSON, City Attorney
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