Ordinance No. 7,739960711 -1
ORDINANCE NO. 7739
® AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CITY
CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST, A CONTRACT WITH RWL
CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PLUMWOOD SUBDIVISION SANITARY SEWER
REHABILITATION PROJECT; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF
FIVE HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY -TWO AND
56/100 DOLLARS ($504,122.56); 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 Plumwood Subdivision Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation
Project, to be received July 2, 1996; 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 Texas Local Government Code
Annotated § 252.041; and
WHEREAS, all bids were opened and publicly read at City Hall at 2:00 o'clock p.m.,
Tuesday, July 2, 1996, as per published notice to bidders; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
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Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby waives all informalities
in the bidding process and, subject to the approval of the Texas Water Development Board (i)
accepts the bid of RWL Construction to do the above - described work according to the plans and
specifications set forth by the City Engineer for the sum of FIVE HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY -TWO AND 56/100 DOLLARS ($504,122.56), (ii) authorizes payment
thereof, and (iii) authorizes and directs the Mayor and the City Clerk of the City to execute and attest
to a contract with RWL Construction 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 Texas Government Code, Chapter 2253,
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 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 NO /100 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 11th day of July, 1996.
ATTEST: —
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor