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ORDINANCE NO. 2438
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER TO THE CONTRACT WITH
AMISTAD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE ELECTRICAL INSTAL-
LATION DESIGN AT THE BAYTOWN SPORTS COMPLEX PHASE II
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council does hereby authorize
a change order to the contract with Amistad Construction
Company for the electrical installation design at the Baytown
Sports Complex Phase II. A copy of said change order is
attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A," and made a part hereof
for all intents and purposes.
Section 2: This ordinance shall take effect from and
after the date of its passage by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
a majority of the City Council of the City of Baytown this
23rd day of March , 1978.
ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. H LL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
.'S ROTT BOUNDS, City Attorney
TOM GENTRY, Mayor
EXHIBIT "A"
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BUSCH, HUTCHISON & ASSOCIATES, INC. CONSULTING ENGINEERS
1107 FLEETWOOD DRIVE - OAYTOWN. TEXAS 77820 - PHONE (713) 422 -6213
March 15, 1978
Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Baytown
P. 0. Box 424
Baytown, TX 77520
CHANGE ORDER TO AMISTAD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY- ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION DESIGN
CHANGE - BAYTOWN SPORTS COMPLEX PHASE II -JOB NO. 77 -1518
When the Phase II development design was made for the Sports Complex, the
electrical system was specified to be the same type of construction as
that in Phase I. Specifically, the electrical cable, which must be under-
ground to meet federal requirements, was called out to be direct burial
cable. This means the cable is placed in the ground without protection
from damage by digging equipment. Such protection is normally supplied
by either a metal or plastic conduit which may or may not be encased in.
red concrete. When direct burial cable is used there is usually a red
plastic ribbon laid over it at a shallow depth which will warn anyone
digging of the presence of a buried electrical cable. This was the con-
struction technique employed in Phase I and specified again in Phase II.
Such construction meets the National Electrical Code and is considered
safe, particularly where the cable is buried in a single owner's property
and is therefore closely controlled as is the case with City of Baytown
park property. This construction was also used at Pelly Park and at the
several lighted tennis courts in town.
The need for this change order arises from a change in the Baytown Electrical
Code which no longer permits direct burial cable. The code was revised be-
tween the design of the Sports Complex Phase I and Phase II developments and
now requires that all buried electrical cables in commercial projects must
be to conduit and encased in red concrete. This deviation from the National
Electrical Code was not picked up when the Phase II design was made and
was not called to the engineer's attention until the contractor was preparing
to install the direct burial cable.
The electrical subcontractor was asked to prepare a cost estimate for the
added expense of conduit and red concrete. The figure which was developed
and which we feel is reasonable is $5880.00.
We respectfully request your approval of this change order in the amount
of $5880.00.
mes P. Hutchison, P. E.
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