2007-02-12 Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and Workshop Meeting of the La Porte City Council Minutes

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