Ordinance No. 6,602930422 -2
ORDINANCE NO. 6602
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY
CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST TO A CONTRACT WITH TRI -TEX
CO. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CEDAR CROSSING PHASE II
WATER SANITARY SEWER PROJECT; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF THE
SUM OF ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
FIFTY -FOUR AND 50 /100 DOLLARS ($117,554.50) ; 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 construction of the Cedar Crossing Phase II Water
and Sanitary Sewer Project, to be received April 8, 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, April 8, 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 Tri -Tex Co. to do the above
described work according to the plans and specifications set forth
by the City Engineer for the sum of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY -FOUR AND 50/100 DOLLARS ($117,554.50), 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 Tri -Tex Co. 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. § 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 22nd day of April,
1993.
'-4B BY CR LL-E, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
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e6KACIO RAMIREZ, W , City Attorney
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