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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />l560 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING BID DOCUMENTS AND CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION <br />PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE OR IN ITS EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION <br />INCLUDE DETAILED TRENCH CONSTRUCTION PLANS1 PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS 1 <br />FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW 1 AND PROVIDING FOR THE <br />EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section 1. Within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, <br /> <br />or in its extraterritorial jurisdiction, on construction projects in <br /> <br />which trench excavation will exceed a depth of five feet, the bid <br />documents and the contract must include detailed plans and specifica- <br />tions for trench safety systems that meet Occupational Safety and <br /> <br />Health Administration standards and that these plans and specificat- <br /> <br />ions include a pay item for these same safety systems. <br /> <br />Section 2. This Ordinance does not apply to a contract entered <br /> <br />into by a person subject to the safety standards adopted under Article <br /> <br />6053-1, Revised Statutes, and the administrative penalty provisions of <br /> <br />Articles 6053-2, Revised Statutes. <br /> <br />Section 3. The Southern Standard Building Code, heretofore <br /> <br />adopted by the City Council of the City of La Porte, is hereby amend- <br /> <br />ed to embrace the provisions of this Ordinance. <br /> <br />Except as hereby <br /> <br />amended, the Southern Standard Building Code, as heretofore adopted <br /> <br />shall remain in full force and effect. <br /> <br />Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after <br /> <br />September 1, 1987. <br />PASSED AND APPROVED this the 28th day of September, 1987. <br /> <br />CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> <br />t~~lc~Yor <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />Cherie Black, City Secretary <br /> <br />APPROVED: <br /> <br />~cJ~ <br /> <br />Knox W. Askins, City Attorney <br /> <br />