Ordinance No. 10,585ORDINANCE NO. 10,585
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO
EXECUTE AND ATTEST TO A DEMOLITION CONTRACT WITH JTB DEMOLITION FOR
THE DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES AT 2300 TAFT CIRCLE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE
TAFT CIRCLE APARTMENTS; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF A SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED
FORTY-NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX AND 90/100 DOLLARS
(5549,936.90); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown did advertise for bids for the demolition of structures
at 2300 Taft Circle, also known as Taft Circle Apartments to be received on April 4,2007; and
WHEREAS, notice to bidders as to the time and place, when and where the bids would be publicly opened
and read aloud 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 10:00 o'clock a.m., Wednesday, April 4,
2007, 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 JTB Demolition for
the demolition of structures at 2300 Taft Circle according to the plans and specifications set forth by the City's
Engineer and Chief Building Official, and authorizes payment of an amount of FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE
THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX AND 90/100 DOLLARS ($549,936.90) based upon the unit prices
specified in the bid, and the Interim City Manager and the City Clerk of the City are hereby authorized and directed
to execute and attest to a contract with JTB Demolition, for the above-described project, which includes asbestos
abatement, demolition of eleven structures, and slab removal, said contract containing the plans, specifications, and
requirements of the City's Engineer and Chief Building Official and appropriate bond requirements in accordance
with the provisions of Texas Government Code, Chapter 2253.
Section 2: That pursuant to the provisions of Texas Local Government Code Annotated § 252.048,
the Interim City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve any change order involving a decrease or
an increase in costs of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($25,000.00) or less, subject to the
provision that the original contract price may not be increased by more than twenty-five percent (25%) or decreased
by more than twenty-five percent (25%) without the consent of the contractor to such decrease.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City Council
ofl Jaytown.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
ED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the/ity Council of the City of Baytown
ril, 2007.
STEPHEN H. DONCARLOS, Mayor
ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., CftyYAttorney
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