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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08637 ORD - 10/25/1967JKH:10 -10 -67 r � S AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH HELDENFELS BROTHERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE OCEAN DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS UNIT II, PROJECT NO. 220-67-97; APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 220 STREET BOND FUNDS THE SUM OF $505.000.00. OF WHICH AMOUNT $479,662.40 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $25,337.60 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES, INCLUDING ENGINEER- ING, LABORATORY, SPECIAL WITNESS AND LEGAL ADVERTISING COSTS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. " BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE, AND HE IS HEREBY, AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH HELDENFELS BROTHERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE OCEAN DRIVE IMPROVE- MENTS, UNIT II, PROJECT No. 220- 67 -97, SAID CONSTRUCTION TO CONSIST OF STREET EXCAVATIONS, BASE WORK, HOT -MIX ASPHALTIC CONCRETE PAVING, CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAYS, STORM SEWERS AND APPURTENANCES, PROVIDING SIX MOVING LANES, EACH 11 FEET WIDE, BETWEEN CRAIG AND LOUISIANA, AND FOUR MOVING LANES, EACH 12 FEET WIDE AND WITH 8-FOOT SHOULDERS, FROM LOUISIANA TO HEWITT DRIVE, ALL AS MORE FULLY SET OUT IN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY, ALL OF WHICH ARE MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE, AND ACCORDING TO THE BID OF HELDENFELS BROTHERS OPENED ON THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 1967, THE SAID BID OF HELDENFELS BROTHERS BEING THE LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. SECTION 2. THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED OUT OF N0. 220 STREET BOND FUND THE SUM OF $505,000.00, OF WHICH AMOUNT $479,662.40 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND $25,337.60 IS FOR CONTINGENCIES, INCLUDING ENGINEER- ING, LABORATORY, SPECIAL WITNESS AND LEGAL ADVERTISING COSTS. SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE AFORE- SAID CONTRACT AND THE APPROPRIATION OF THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO PROVIDE A MODERN TRAFFIC FACILITY AS APPROVED BY THE ELECTORATE IN JANUARY OF 1967 CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL 8637 Y y BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE 11TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1967. ATTEST: CIZ4 SECRET RY 0 THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED AST LEGAL FORM T S DAY OF OCTOBER, 1967: CITY ATTORNEY October 5, 1967 I CERTIFY TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE MONEY REQUIRED FOR THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENT, OBLIGATION, OR EXPENDITURE CONTEMPLATED IN y - THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING ORDINANCE IS IN THE TREASURY OF THE CITY OF. CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE CREDIT OF N0. 220 Street Bond Fund Project No. 220 -67 -97 - $505,000 FUND FROM WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN, AND SUCH MONEY IS NOT - APPROPRIATED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. - DIREC OF NANCE - J CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DAY OF l��Gs a 19_'l' TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN- SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS I, THEREFORE, REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI- NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, OR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D. GABE LOZANO, SR. KEN MCDANIEL W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS �/lj 6iaC THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JACK R. BLACKMON RONNIE SIZEMORE V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY, JR. P. JIMENEZ, JR,, M.D. GABE LOZAN O, $R. KEN MCDANIEL W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS