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ORDINANCE N0. 6543
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY
CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST TO A CONTRACT WITH BROWN &
ROOT, INC. FOR THE 1992 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM;
AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF THREE HUNDRED TWO
THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY--FIVE AND N01100 DOLLARS
($302,825.00); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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 1992 Street Improvement Program, to be received
February 11, 1993; 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, February 11, 1993, 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 Brown & Root, Inc. to do the above
described work according to the plans and specifications set forth
by the City Engineer for the sum of THREE HUNDRED TWO THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY -FIVE AND N01100 DOLLARS ($302,825.00), and
authorizes payment thereof, and the Mayor and the City Clerk of
the City are hereby authorized and directed to execute and attest
to a contract with Brown & Root, Inc. 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
DOLLARS ($15,000.00) 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 25th day of February,
1993.
BOBBY J EDILLE, Mayor
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ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
AC O RAMIREZ SR., City Attorney
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