1994 06 01 CC Minutes, SpecialMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SESSION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
June 1, 1994
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, met in special session on
June 1, 1994, at 8:00 a.m. in the Council Chamber of the Baytown City Hall with the
following in attendance:
Absent:
Eva Benavides
Manuel Escontrias
E. Frank Hinds, Jr.
Stephen DonCarlos
Pete C. Alfaro
Bobby Rountree
Karen Horner
Eileen P. Hall
Rolland Pruett
David Byford
Council Member
Council Member
Council Member
Council Member
Mayor
City Manager
Asst. City Attorney
City Clerk
Council Member
Council Member
The meeting was opened with a quorum present, after which the following
business was conducted:
Consider Proposed Ordinance, Approving Change Order No. 2 to the 1993 Street
Improvement Program, Phase 11
Jim Hutchison, Consulting Engineer, explained when the contractor removed the
concrete base from Defee Street between Commerce and North Main, the soil below
was found to be in poor condition. Apparently, inadequate drainage in the area had
caused about 24 inches of the subgrade to become saturated and unsuitable for
paving. The recommended solution to this problem is to remove the bad material and
replace it with limestone. The cost of this procedure is estimated to be $36,109.
This cost also includes adding two five foot curb inlets and sixty feet of fifteen inch
RCP to provide for drainage. This procedure eliminates 1253 square yards of lime
stabilization and a like amount of base reconstruction at a total savings of about
$7,500. The net cost of this change will be about $28,609.
Although most of Sterling was not to be reconstructed, the installation of the
new water and sewer lines along with all the utility service lines has virtually
destroyed the integrity of the existing base, resulting in the need to reconstruct the
base on Sterling. This construction will add a net cost of $110,076.25 to the project
for an increase of $138,685.25, or a 23.7% increase in the contract.
The City Manager verified that funds for the increase would come from the
$875,000 allocated for Garth Road Bridge and West Main Street Projects.
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In response to inquiry from Council, Mr. Hutchison stated that several things
had occurred on the project which the engineers had no idea were there. A specific
item was that Decker Drive had originally been poured with a monolithic curb, which
meant it was all one piece and when Decker Drive pavement was removed, the
curbing came up with it.
Council emphasized to the consultant the seriousness of having to change a
contract significantly and pointed out that this change order plus the first change
order equals approximately $348,000 over the original contract. For this reason,
Council emphasized the need to critique the whole project after completion. The City
Manager concurred and indicated council would be furnished with results of the
critique.
Council Member Hinds moved to adopt the ordinance. Council Member
Escontrias seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Council Members Benavides, Escontrias, Hinds, and
DonCarlos
Mayor Alfaro
Nays: None
ORDINANCE NO. 7013
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 WITH ANGEL BROTHERS
ENTERPRISES, INC. FOR THE 1993 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - -PHASE 11;
AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED
THIRTY -EIGHT THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY -FIVE AND 251100 DOLLARS
($138,685.25); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
Adjourn
There being no further business to be transacted, the meeting was adjourned.
Eileen P. Hall, City Clerk