Ordinance No. 2,90100522 -5
ORDINANCE NO. 2901
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE BID OF JAHO, INC. FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A TWELVE -INCH WATER MAIN ON THE SOUTH
SIDE OF INTERSTATE 10 FRONTAGE ROAD, FROM THOMPSON ROAD
TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAN JACINTO MALL, AND
AUTHORIZING THE CONTRACTING OF INDEBTEDNESS BY THE CITY
FOR THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT
HUNDRED SEVENTY AND 52/100 ($217,870.52) DOLLARS WITH
REGARD TO SUCH AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown did
authorize the Consulting Engineers to advertise for bids for
the construction of a twelve -inch water main on the south
side of Interstate 10 frontage road, from Thompson Road to
the northwest corner of San Jacinto Mall, to be received May
13, 1980; 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. 2368x; and
WHEREAS, all bids were opened and publicly read at City
Hall at 10:00 o'clock a.m., Tuesday, May 13, 1980, 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
hereby accepts the bid of Jaho, Inca according to the plans
and specifications set forth by the Consulting Engineers on
a construction timetable of 75 working days for the sum of
Two Hundred Seventeen Eight Hundred Seventy and 52/100
($217,870.52) Dollars, and the Mayor and City Clerk of the
City are hereby authorized and directed to execute and
attest to a contract with Jaho, Inc. for the construction of
said twelve -inch water main, containing the plans, speci-
fications, and requirements of the Consulting Engineers and
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appropriate bond and drawn provisions in accordance with the
provisions of TEX.REV.CIV.STAT. art. 5160.
Section 2: That pursuant to the provisions of TEX.REV.
CIV.STAT. art. 2368a, 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 (250) percent or decreased by more than twenty -
five (25 %) percent without the consent of the contractor to
such decrease.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect from and
after its passage.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council on this the 22nd day of May
,
1980.
ETT O. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
L-RANDALL B. STRONG; City Worney
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