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<br />• Regular Meeting 1/9/80 7 <br />10. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS (CODTTINUED) <br />B. LETTER TO MR. JAMES ARTHUR OF ARTHUR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY <br />"Accordingly, this will evidence the agreemen <br />La Porte that you be allowed to withdraw from <br />consideration of your releasing, discharging, <br />harrttless the City of La Porte from any claims <br />arising out of this job, by you or your firm, <br />of any funds by the city of La Porte to you. <br />t of the City of <br />this job, in <br />and holding <br />or liabilities <br />and without payment <br />It is the intention of the City of La Porte to negotiate contracts <br />with each of the subcontractors which you have on the job, and to <br />pay them for the work which they have completed to date. <br />The City of La Porte, of course, reserves all rights in this matter, <br />including its right to proceed against you for any damages or loss <br />which it may incur, by reason of failure to finish this job in time <br />to receive a Forty-Three Thousand Dollar ($43,000.00) matching funds <br />grant offer. <br />If this letter accurately states your understanding of our conver- <br />• sation and agreement, please sign and return the original copy to <br />me, keeping the other signed copies as your copy of our agreement. <br />Yours truly," <br />The Administrator stated that Mr. Arthur <br />did abandon; he is no longer on the job; <br />with the .completion of the project. The <br />well. .Today, we negotiated a contract f <br />at a price of $7,820.00 for the elevator <br />Pearland. <br />did sign the contract; <br />and we are proceeding <br />project is going very <br />~r the elevator well; <br />well with a firm from <br />C. HARRIS COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY - The Administrator <br />stated that he had been informed by Harris County Community <br />Development Agency that the bids for our 1978 grant for street <br />improvements had been let by Harris County, County Engineer, <br />Dick Doss, to the low bidder, Brown & Root. <br />D. AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS - The Administrator <br />requested permission to advertise for bids for all the equipment <br />and vehicles in the 1979-1980 budget. <br />Motion by Commissioner Simons, seconded by Commissioner Tomerlin <br />to authorize advertising and accepting bids for all the equipment <br />and vehicles in the 1979-1980 budget. Motion carried by the <br />• following vote: <br />AYES: Commissioners Tomerlin, Kibodeaux, Cline, and Simons. <br />NAYS: None. <br />+ + + <br />