Ordinance No. 12,385ORDINANCE NO. 12,385
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO
EXECUTE AND ATTEST TO A CONTRACT WITH TRAFFIC SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION,
INC., FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY 146 AT CHAMBERS TOWN CENTER SIGNALIZATION
PROJECT; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF A SUM OF TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN
THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THREE AND 05 1100 DOLLARS ($214,603.05); MAKING
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown did advertise for bids for the State Highway 146 at
Chambers Town Center Signalization Project to be received on October 7, 2013; 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 at 10:00 o'clock a.m., Tuesday, October 7,
2013, 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 Traffic Systems
Construction, Inc., for the State Highway 146 at Chambers Town Center Signalization Project according to the
plans and specifications set forth by the City's consultant, and authorizes payment of an amount of TWO
HUNDRED FOURTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THREE AND 05 /100 DOLLARS ($214,603.05); based
upon the lump sum and unit prices specified in the bid, and the City Manager and the City Clerk of the City are
hereby authorized and directed to execute and attest to a contract with Traffic Systems Construction, Inc., for the
above- described project, said contract containing the plans, specifications, and requirements of the City's engineer
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 City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve any change order involving a decrease or an
increase in costs of FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) or less, subject to the provision
that the original contract price specified in Section 1 hereof may not be increased by more than twenty-five percent
(25 %) including the contingency increase authorized in Section 2 hereof 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 ssage by the City Council
of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the Ci uncil of the City of Baytown
this the 24h day of October, 2013.
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