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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2007-J,. '1~f
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<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE AMENDING
<br />CHAPTER 2, -ADMINISTRATIONn, ARTICLE III, nFINANCEn, DIVISION 2,
<br />npURCHASES AND CONTRACTsn, SUBDIVISION II, -PUBLIC WORKS
<br />CONTRACTS., BY AMENDING SECTIONS 2-106 AND 2-108 OF THE CODE OF
<br />ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE
<br />OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
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<br />Section 1.
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<br />Chapter 2, "Administration", Article III,
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<br />"Finance", Division 2, "Purchases and Contracts", Subdivision II,
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<br />"Public Works Contracts", section 2 -106, "Prequalifications for
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<br />bidding; filing of contractor's statement", is hereby amended and
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<br />shall hereafter read as follows, to-wit:
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<br />"Sec. 2-106. Prequalifications for bidding, filing of
<br />contractor's statement.
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<br />The city council has determined, and does hereby find,
<br />determine, and declare that it is in the best interest of the
<br />city that all contractors desiring to bid on the city
<br />construction projects, having an owner's estimated
<br />construction cost of greater than $500,000.00, must prequalify
<br />by filing a satisfactory contractor's statement, on the forms
<br />attached hereto, with the city manager or his designee no
<br />later than 30 days prior to the date bids are to be opened, if
<br />a contractor is to be eligible to bid. For projects with an
<br />owner's estimated construction cost of less than $500,000.00,
<br />contractors may have to prequalify, if such is determined by
<br />the city manager. In making such determination, the city
<br />manager shall review the city's past experience with projects
<br />of similar nature; the recommendation of the project architect
<br />/engineer which considers the complexity of the project; and
<br />the uniqueness or novelty of the anticipated project which may
<br />require a high degree of contractor specialization, technical
<br />expertise and/or previous experience on similar projects.
<br />Once a contractor has successfully prequalified, in order for
<br />them to remain prequalified, a new contractor's statement
<br />shall be filed with the city annually. The financial
<br />information contained in such contractor's statement is deemed
<br />confidential; shall not be disclosed by the city to the pUblic
<br />or to other contractors; and shall be deemed exempt from
<br />disclosure under the Open Records Act, V.T.C.A, Govern-"
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<br />Section 2.
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<br />Chapter 2, "Administration", Article III,
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<br />"Finance", Division 2, "Purchases and Contracts", Subdivision II,
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<br />"Public Works Contracts", Section 2-108, "Performance and payment
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<br />bonds required", subparagraph (a) is hereby amended and shall
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<br />hereafter read as follows, to-wit:
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