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ORDINANCE NO. 7350
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40 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE BID OF M. E. TAYLOR FOR THE
SALE OF SEIZED AND ABANDONED TRUCK TRACTORS AND TRAILERS
IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY -EIGHT THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED SEVENTY AND N01100 DOLLARS ($158,670.00); MAKING
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, did
authorize the Purchasing Department for the City of Baytown to
advertise for bids for the sale of seized and abandoned truck
tractors and trailers to be received June 27, 1995; and
WHEREAS, notice to bidders as to the time and place, when and
where the contract would be let was published pursuant to the
provisions of Section 74 of the Charter of the City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, all bids were opened and publicly read at City Hall
at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 27, 1995, as per published notice to
bidders; and
WHEREAS, the truck tractors and trailers included in this bid
were seized by Federal Authorities and have been stored by M. E.
Taylor since 1990; and
WHEREAS, the City herein agrees to accept the invoice for
maintenance and storage fees submitted by M. E. Taylor as its bid;
and
WHEREAS, the amount bid for the purchase of the truck tractors
and trailers shall be applied and shall fully satisfy the costs
incurred by M. E. Taylor for the storage of the same; and
WHEREAS, the City shall accept a receipt for the maintenance
and storage fees which is marked "paid" from M. E. Taylor in lieu
of payment for the purchase of the vehicles mentioned herein; NOW
THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the findings contained in the preamble hereof
are declared to be true and correct.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown
hereby accepts the bid of M. E. Taylor for the sale of seized and
abandoned truck tractors and trailers in the amount of ONE HUNDRED
FIFTY -EIGHT THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY AND N01100 DOLLARS
($158,670.00).
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Section 3: That pursuant to the provisions of Texas Local
Government Code Annotated § 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 (250)
percent without the consent of the-contractor to such decrease.
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 July,
1995.
C.
PETE C. ALFXRO, Mayor
ATTEST.
EILEEN P.= HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
I ACIO RAMIREZ, , City Attorney
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