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ORDINANCE NO. 5247
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND
CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST TO A CONTRACT WITH
BUFFALO EXCAVATING AND PAVING COMPANY FOR THE 1988
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT- --YUPON STREET; MAKING
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
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 1988 Community Development Project- -Yupon
Street, to be received April 6, 1989; 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.L.GOV'T.CODE ANN.
252.041; and
WHEREAS, all bids were opened and publicly read at City Hall
at 2:00 o'clock p.m., Thursday, April 6, 1989, as per published
notice to bidders; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown
hereby accepts the bid of Buffalo Excavating and Paving Company
to do the above described work according to the plans and
specifications set forth by the City Engineer for the sum of TWO
HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY -TWO AND 74/100
($208,632.74) DOLLARS, and the Mayor and the City Clerk of the
City are hereby authorized and directed to execute and attest to
a contract with Buffalo Excavating and Paving Company for the
above described work, said contract containing the plans,
specifications, and requirements of the City Engineer and
appropriate bond requirements in accordance with the provisions
of TEX.REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 5160.
Section 2: That the administration is authorized to
contract for utility adjustments, laboratory testing, and other
professional services necessary to the operation and completion
of the project.
Section 3: That pursuant to the provisions of
TEX.L.GOV'T.CODE ANN. S 252.048, the City Manager is hereby
granted general authority to approve any change order involving a
decrease or an increase in costs of FIFTEEN THOUSAND AND N01100
($15,000.00) DOLLARS or less, subject to the provision that the
original contract price may not be increased by more than twenty -
five (25 %) or decreased by more than twenty -five (25 %) percent
without the consent of the contractor to such decrease.
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Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately
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 of the City of Baytown, this the 13th day of April,
1989.
MMETT 0. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
RANDALL B. STRONG, Cit ttorney
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