Ordinance No. 2,49280622 -3
ORDINANCE NO. 2492
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE 1978 STREET IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM TO BROWN & ROOT, INC.; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown did
authorize the City Engineer of the City of Baytown to advertise
for bids for the construction of the 1978 Street Improvement
Program to be received June 14, 1978; and
WHEREAS, notice to bidders as to the time and place,
when and where the contract for said construction would be
let was published pursuant to provisions of TEX.REV.CIV.STAT.,
art. 2368a; and
WHEREAS, all bids were opened and publicly read at City
Hall at 2:00 o'clock p.m., Wednesday, June 14, 1978, as per
published notice to bidders; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN:
Section l: That the City Council of the City of Baytown
hereby accepts the bid of Brown & Root, Inc., according to
the plans and specifications set forth by the City Engineer
on a construction timetable of 110 working days for the sum
of Three Hundred Thirty Thousand Six Hundred Forty -Seven and
46/100 ($330,647.46) Dollars, and the Mayor and City Clerk
of the City are hereby authorized and directed to execute
and attest to a contract with Brown & Root, Inc. for the
construction of the following streets under the 1978 Street
Improvement Program: Allman, Bowie, Denby, Louisiana, North
Pruett, Oak, Pin Oak, South Shepherd, Third, and West Gulf;
containing the plans, specifications, and requirements of
the City Engineer and appropriate bond and drawn provisions
in accordance with the provisions of TEX.REV.CIV.STAT. art.
5160.
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Section 2: That, pursuant to the provisions of TEX.REV.
CIV.STAT., art. 2368a, the City Manager is hereby ganted
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 (25010) 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 22nd day of June , 1978.
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MMETT 0. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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SCOTT BOUNDS, City Attorney
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