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Ordinance No. 10,374ORDINANCE NO. 10,374 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, REJECTING THE BIDS FOR THE COUNTRY CLUB VIEW LIFT STATION REHABILITATION PROJECT. AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT TO TAKE NEW BIDS FOR THE COUNTRY CLUB VIEW LIFT STATION REHABILITATION PROJECT: AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. WHEREAS. the City Council of the City of Baytown did authorize the City of Baytown to advertise for bids for the Country Club View Lift Station Rehabilitation Project to be received Friday, July 14, 2006; 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 Chapter 252 of the Texas Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the plans and specifications for the project were picked up by one (1) contractor and one (1) bid was received; and WHEREAS, the one bid received was opened and publicly read at City Hall on Friday. July 14, 2006, as per published notice to bidders: and WHEREAS, the amount bid by R & B Group. Inc., the sole bidder of the project, was 89.6% over the engineer's estimate for the project; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that it is in the best interest of the citizens of Baytown that the bid be rejected and that the City Engineer be authorized to take new bids for the Country Club View Lift Station Rehabilitation Project: NOW THEREFORE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section 1. That the facts contained in the preamble of this Ordinance are determined to be true and correct and are hereby adopted as a part of this Ordinance. Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby rejects the only bid that was received on Friday, July 14, 2006, for the Country Club View Lift Station Rehabilitation Project. Section 3: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas hereby authorizes the City Engineer to take new bids for the Country Club View Lift Station Rehabilitation Project in accordance with Chapter 252 of the Texas Local Government Code. Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect inunediately from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the C Council of the City of Baytown, this the 27`h day of July, 2006. STEPHEN H- VONCARLOS, Mayor W Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: I NACIO RAMIREZ, SR., y Attorney RAKaren \Files \City Council\0rdinances\2006Vuly 27\ RejectBids4CountryClubViewLiftStationProject .doc