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<br />LA PORTE AREA WATER AUTHORITY <br />MINUTES <br />APRIL 12, 1988 <br />1. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M, by President, Jerry <br />Bramlett. <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: President Jerry Bramlett, Vice President Rick <br />Matthews, Secretary Claude Graves, Member Mike Wadsworth <br />OTHERS PRESENT: John Joerns, Assistant City Manager; Steve <br />Gillett, Public Works Director; Buddy Jacobs, Assistant Public <br />Works Director; Authority Attorney John Armstrong; Dale Conger of <br />Espey/Huston <br />2. The minutes of the meeting held on March 15, 1988 were read. <br />Motion was made to approve minutes by Mike Wadsworth and seconded <br />by Claude Graves. Motion was unanimous. <br />3. Invoice from Espey Huston dated April 12, 1988 in the amount of <br />$38,588.05 was discussed. Motion was made by Claude Graves to pay <br />the invoice in the stated amount. Seconded by Mike Wadsworth. <br />Motion was unanimous. <br />4. Application to Texas Water Commission for approval of project and <br />bonds was discussed. Authority Attorney John Armstrong stated <br />this should be the last item needed for their approval. Motion <br />was made for a resolution to authorize application to Texas Water <br />Commission for approval of project and bonds was made by Rick <br />Matthews and seconded by Claude Graves. Motion was unanimous. <br />5. La Porte Area Water Authority Bidder Pre-qualification procedure <br />was discussed. John Armstrong read a letter from the Texas Water <br />Development Board stating their approval of pre-qualification <br />procedures. He discussed the addition of a clause allowing <br />contractors already pre-qualified for City of La Porte projects to <br />be considered pre-qualified for Authority projects. He stated <br />this would not force these contractors to repeat a process already <br />gone through. John Joerns discussed the success realized by the <br />City of La Porte in using a pre-qualification procedure on all <br />City projects in excess of $300,000. Motion was made by Claude <br />Graves for a resolution adopting a bidder pre-qualification <br />procedure for contractors desiring to bid on Authority projects as <br />recommended by staff. Seconded by Rick Matthews. Motion was <br />unanimous. <br />