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ORDINANCE NO.
760
AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING THAT CERTAIN ACTIONS HAVE HERETOFORE
BEEN TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE IMPROVEMENT OF NORTH 7TH STREET,
AND SUNDRY OTHER STREETS AND AVENUES IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE,
TEXAS, WITHIN THE LIMITS HEREINBELOW IDENTIFIED; 'ACCEPTING THE BID
OF, AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO, GULF BITULITHIC COMPANY, A
DIVISION OF WARREN BROTHERS COMPANY, FOR THE. CONSTRUCTION 'OF SAID
IMPROVEMENTS; APPROPRIATING AVAILABLE FUNDS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,
TEXAS, TO PAY.THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE COSTS OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS
UNDER SAID CONTRACT; APPROVING THE ,CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION ~HEREOF ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; APPROVING AND ACCEPTING
THE PERFORMANCE BOND AND PAYMENT BOND, HERETOFORE EXECUTED BY
SAID GULF BITULITHIC COMPANY 'AND ITS SURETY IN CONNECTION WITH
SAID CONTRACT; DIRECTING THE 'CITY ENGINEER AND DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC WORKS, TO PREPARE AND FILE WITH THE CITY COMMISSION
CERTAIN ESTIMATES OF THE COSTS OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS', AND OTHER
PERTINENT INFORMATION IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,
TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of La Porte,
Texas, hereby finds and determines:
(a) That by Ordinances No. 749 and 750, both duly
enacted on the 7th day of June, 1966, the City Commission did
determine the necessity for and ordered the improvement of North 7th
Street, and sundry other streets and avenues in the City of La Porte,
Texas, within the limits defined and as described in said Ordinances,
and did, among other things, by said Ordinances approve certain
plans and specifications' for such improvements and ordered that
advertisement be made for competitive bids for the construction of
such improvements; and
(b) That pursuant to said Ordinances advertisement for
bids ,for the construction of said improvements was published and
, had in full compliance with all requirements of the law, the
Charter of the City of La Porte, Texas, and of said Ordinances
and upon the date and at the time in such advertisement stated,
bids were ,received and opened, whereupon the bid of Gulf Bitulithic
Company, a division of Warren Brothers Company, in the amount of
Eight Hundred Fifty-one' Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($851,2,50.00) for the construction of said improvements was received
and found to be the lowest responsible bid for said work and improve-
ments and such bid was accepted; and
(c) That thereafter the City Engineer and Director,
Department of Public Works, did prepare and file with, the City
Commission an estimate 'of the portion of the costs o~ said
improvements to be paid by the City of La Porte, Texas, such
estimated costs to be paid by the City of La Porte, Texas, bei~g
the sum of Three Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($390,000.00);
and it is hereby found and determined that there are current funds
on hand in the Treasury of said City of La Porte, Texas, sufficient
to cover said costs to the City of La Po-te, Texas, and available
for such use and that same has been so certified by the Director
of Finance of said City; and
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(d) That pursuant to its said bid, Gulf Bitulithic
Company has executed a contract, ,and it and a good, sufficient
and lawful corporate surety have executed a performance bond and
a payment bond, 'which contract and bonds were prepared and
approved by the City Attorney and are in full compliance with the
specifications, the law and the Charter of the City of La Porte,
Texas, and all of which'have been submitted to the City Commission
for its approval, execution and acceptance on behalf of the City
of La Porte, Texas.
Section 2. The City Commission of the City of La Porte,
Texas, has, and does hereby accept the bid of Gulf Bitulithic
Company, a division of Warren Brothers Company, for the construc-
t~on of said improvements in the sum of E~ght Hundred Fifty-one
Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($851,250.00), ,and the contract
e for the construction of such improvements is hereby awarded to
said Gulf Bitulithic Company.
Section 3. Said Gulf Bitulithic Company havi~g already,
as aforesaid, submitted to the City Commission for its approval
and acceptance an appropriate contract, performance bond and
payment bond, all prepared and approved by the City Attorney,
such contract and such bonds are hereby approved and accepted
and are hereby found and declared to be in full compliance with
all requirements of the law, the Charter of the City of La Porte,
Texas, the specifiGations and bid for said improvements and the
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surety on said bonds is hereby accepted and approved; and the
Mayor of the City of La'Porte, Texas, is herepy authorized and
directed to execute said contract for and on behalf of the City
of La Porte, Texas~ and the City Clerk of said City is hereby
authorized and directed to attest the same with the City's seal;
and the Mayor of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby authorized
and directed on behalf of said City to accept and approve said
performancef bond and payment bond in connection with said construc-
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Siection 4. The estimated amount of the costs of said
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improvement!s to be paid by the 'City of La Porte, Texas, under the
abovementio:ned contract is hereby found and determined to be the
sum of Three Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($390,000.00), and
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there is hereby appropriated out of the Construction Fund of the
City of La Porte, Texas, the sum of Three Hundred Ninety Thousand
Dollars ($390,OOO.OO), ~hich sum has been certified by the Director
of Finance of said City to be unencumbered and available funds
for such purpose, to pay the City of La Porte's share of the
costs of said impro~ements, or so much thereof as may be necessary
to pay and discha!ge the obl~gations of the City of La Porte,
Texas, under said contract.
-Section 5. The Ci~y E~gineer and Director, Department
of Public W::>rks, City of La Porte, Texas, ,is hereby directed to
4Ia prepare and file 'with the City Commission estimates of the several
costs of said improvements as required by the provisions of
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Article 110Sb of the Texas Civil Statutes, t~gether with rolls or
lists sh0wi.ng the descriptions 0f properties abutti~g upon said
streets and avenues to be improved as aforesaid, the names of the
apparent OW:lers thereof, number of front feet of each such parcel
of property, the amounts to pe assessed ~gainst same, and such
other, perti:lent ,in;formation as may be required by law.
SI~ction 6. This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its pass~ge and approval.
Pj\SSED AND APPROVED, this the
day of March,
6th
1967.
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Cit:y Engl.neer and Dl.rector, Department
of Public Works, City of La Porte
I hereby certify that the sum of Three Hundred Ninety
Thousq,nd Dollars, ("$390,000.00) is on deposit in the City of
La Porte Construction Fund, unencumbered and available to pay
the City's costs under this said contract.
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City of La Porte
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