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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR
ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES WITH THE FIRM OF PAGE, SOUTHERLAND,
PAGE & WHITTET, FOR THE ADDITION TO THE CORPUS CHRISTI
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TOWER BUILDING, ALL AS MORE FULLY
SET FORTH IN THE SAID CONTRACT, A COPY OF WHICH, MARKED
EXHIBIT "A ", IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF;
APPROPRIATING OUT OF NO. 245 AIRPORT BOND FUND THE SUM
OF $31,000, OF WHICH AMOUNT $30•,000 IS FOR THE ARCHITEC-
TURAL FEE AND $1,000 IS FOR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES RELATED
TO TESTING, SOIL INVESTIGATION, ETC., ALL IN CONNECTION
WITH PROJECT NO. 245- 68 -14, AIRPORT TOWER BUILDING; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Manager is authorized to execute a
contract with Page, Southerland, Page & Whittet, for the addition to the
Corpus Christi International Airport Tower Building, Project No. 245- 68 -14,
all as is more fully described in the contract, a copy of which, marked
Exhibit "A ", is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
SECTION 2. There is hereby appropriated out of No. 245 Airport
Bond Fund $31,000, of which $30,000 is for the architectural fee and $1,000
is for incidental expenses related to testing, soil investigation, etc.
SECTION 3. The necessity to execute the aforesaid contract and to
appropriate the sums hereinabove set out at the earliest possible date, so
that construction may commence, creates a public emergency and imperative
public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no
ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its intro-
duction but that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several
meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared such emergency
and necessity to exist, and having requested the suspension of the Charter
rule 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 t day of April, 1972.
ATTEST: r O
City Secretary MAYOR
APPROVED: THE CITY OF CO CHRISTI, TEXAS
12�Z, DAY OF APRIL, 1972:
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUECES
THIS AGRFFM T, made and entered into as of the 3rd day of April, 1972,
by and between the CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, a municipal corporation, act-
ing herein by and through its City Manager, duly authorized to act, hereinafter
called the "City ", and Page, Southerland, Page & Whittet, Architects, a partner-
ship composed of Louis C. Page, Louis F. Southerland, George M. Page and William
S. Whittet, of Corpus Christi, Texas, hereinafter called the "Architect ",
W I T N E S S E T H:
THAT WHEREAS, the City intends to construct an addition to the Corpus
Christi International Airport facilities and more specifically an addition to the
Tower Building at the location approved by the City Council as a part of the
preliminary plans:
NOW, THEREFORE, the City and the Architect, for the consideration here-
inafter named, agree as follows:
I.
The Architect agrees to perform, for the above named work, professional
services as hereinafter set forth.
II.
The City agrees to pay the Architect for such services seven and one -half
(7.5 %) percent of the cost of the work, said basic rate to be calculated upon
the estimated actual cost until such time as the actual cost of the construction
has been determined by the letting of a contract, from and after which date the
actual cost of construction as determined by the contract price shall be used as
the cost of the work.
III.
The parties further agree to the following conditions:
(1) The Architect's Services - The Architect's professional services
consist of the necessary conferences, the preparation of preliminary studies,
working drawings, specifications, large scale and full size detailed drawings
for architectural, structural, plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilating,
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and air conditioning; the drafting of forms of proposals and contract; the
checking of shop drawings; the issuance of certificates of payment; the keeping
of accounts, the general administration of the business and supervision of the
work. The City represents that it has budgeted for construction purposes the
sum of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00), not including the cost of
the Architect's Fee and in any event the maximum fee to be paid the Architect
hereunder shall be seven and one -half percent (7.5 %) of the said sum. The
design of the building shall be such that the cost thereof will not exceed the
amount allocated by the City for its construction, provided that the City shall
advertise for bids within nine (9) months after the Architect submits final
plans to the City. The Architect shall have complete plans and specifications
ready for the City to advertise for bids within six (6) months after the
approval of the preliminary plans by the City. Preliminary plans will be fur-
nished in 120 days from the execution of this contract.
(2) Payments. -- Payments to the Architect on account of his fee
shall be made as follows:()
(a) Upon completion of the preliminary studies and presentation
to the City of preliminary plans and sketches and approval by the City of such
preliminary plans and sketches, a sum equal to twenty -five percent (25 %) of
the basic rate computed upon a reasonable estimated co §t;
(b) Upon completion of specifications and general working draw-
ings including detailed plans and specifications, large scale and full size
detailed drawings, and the drafts of forms f proposals-and) contracts, and
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acceptance and approval of the same by the City, an additional sum equal to
Fifty percent (50 %) of said basic rate shall be payable to the Architect, one-
half of which shall be paid upon acceptance and approval, and the remaining
ore -half of which shall be paid at the time of the awarding of the contract,
with the adjustment of the entire basic fee to the amount of the award from
the amount of the estimate. In the event no contract is awarded within ninety
(90) days from the date of acceptance and approval of the plans and specifica-
tions, then the balance of said fifty per cent (50 %) shall be paid to the
Architect on the basis of the estimate. In the event the lowest acceptable
bid exceeds the estimated cost and the City elects to revise the plans for
further advertising for bids, the Architect shall confer with the City and make
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such revision as is satisfactory to the City for the re- advertising for bids
and the 90 -day period for final payment of the balance of the 50% shall commence
to run from the date of the acceptance and approval of the revised plans and
specifications.
(c) Twenty -five percent (25 %) of said basic fee shall be paid
in installments by way of monthly payments in amounts based on the construction
estimates and each payment shall bear a relation to the amount paid on the
construction which will be the same as the sum of Twenty -Five percent (25%)
of said fee bears to the total construction cost, until all of said Twenty -
Five percent (25 %) of said fee shall have been paid.
(d) No deductions shall be made from the Architect's fee on
account of penalty, liquidated damages, or other sum withheld from payments to
contractors.
(3) The City reserves the right to terminate this contract at any
time with or without cause. In the event of such termination the Architect
will be paid a sum proportionate to the stage of completion of the phase of
work in which he is then engaged. Upon submission by the Architect of the
preliminary plans, outline specifications, and preliminary estimate of cost,
the City may elect to terminate the services of ihe:Architect, in which event
one and three - quarters per cent (1 -3/4%) of the preliminary estimate of cost
will be the only compensation to be paid. The Architect will not proceed with
development of working drawings and specifications until authorized in writing
by the Director of Engineering Services. Similarly, the City may elect to
terminate the services of the architect upon the acceptance of the completed
plans and specifications, in which event the total compensation due and payable
to the Architect will be five and one - quarter percent (5 -.1%) of the estimated
construction cost in the event no. contract is let. In the event bids are
taken and the City elects not to proceed further with the project, the fee
will be adjusted to five and one - quarter percent (5 -41%) of the value of the
lowest bid or five sad one - quarter percent (5 -41%) of the estimated cost, which-
ever is the lesser amount.
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IV
The City is to pay for borings or test pits and for chemical,
mechanical, or other tests when required. The City will also furnish the
.Architect copies of plans of existing building.
V
If the Architect is assigned the supervision of the construction,
he agrees to utilize the mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering
staff of his firm for the general supervision throughout the construction
of the building and, in addition, for final inspection. The Architect will
guard the City against defects and deficiencies in the work of contractors,
but he does not guarantee the performance of their contracts.
VI
When requested to do so the Architect will furnish preliminary
estimates on the cost of the work, but he does not guarantee the accuracy
of such estimates.
VII
The cost of the work, as herein referred to, means the cost t8
the City, but such cost shall not include any architects or engineers fees.
The cost includes the building and all its mechanical equipment, all minor
site improvements (except landscaping), built -in equipment, and equipment to
be installed by the general contractor. The cost does not include movable or
free standing equipment, furnishings or fixtures, but the Architect agrees
to assist in the selection of such equipment without compensation.
VIII
The Architect shall provide ten (10) sets of complete working draw-
ings and twenty (20) sets of specifications covering the work, including
proposal forms and special instructions to bidders, for general distribution
to all prospective qualified bidders, who may secure a copy thereof by com-
plying with the terms set out in said special instructions for obtaining same.
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The Architect shall furnish to the City, upon completion of said
project, or upon the termination of this contract as herein provided, in a
suitable container for filing in the office of the Director of Engineering
Servi.nes of the City, the original tracings or other positive printings, from
which reproductions may be made, of all designs and drawings, together with
a correct and legible set of specifications; and all such designs, drawings
and specifications prepared by the Architect pursuant to this contract
shall belong to the City. Any and all corrections, alterations, or amend-
ments to the plans made during the period of construction sha11 be shown
on the final set of plans and specifications so as to reflect true plans
and specifications of the building as built.
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The Architect shall not assign or transfer any interest in this
contract without the prior written consent of the City.
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The Architect shall furnish the documents and personally render
or provide the services required by this contract in such sequence and at
such times as may be necessary to insure the prompt and continuous prosecu-
tion of the work of designing and constructing the project, and it is under-
stood that all designs and details of designing are subject to the approval
of the City, and until acceptance of the results of services there shall be
no liability on the part of the City for such services.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, witness our hands in duplicate, each of which
shall be considered an original, on the day and the year first above written.
ATTEST: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
By
City Secretary R. Marvin Townsend
City Manager
APPROVED:
DAY OF , 1972:
City Attorney
PAGE, SORDID, PAGE & WiICTTET
Director of Finance3
By
Partner
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CERTIFICATION OF FONDS
(City Charter Article IV Section 21)
March 27, 1972
I certify to the City Council that $ 31,000.00 , the amount required
for the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditures contemplated in the
above and foregoing ordinance is in the Treasury of the City of Corpus Christi
to the credit of:
Fund No. and Name 245 Airport Bond Fund
Project No. 245 -68-14
Project Name C. C. International Airport, Expansion of Tower
from which it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not appropriated for
any other purpose.
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
An'1 DAY OF A
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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 COUNCIL; 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.
R CTFU LY,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF P S CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL
ROBERTO BOS.,UEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZA LES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
RONNIE SIZEMORE
CHARLES A. BONNIWELL zj,-
ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D.
REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH
THOMAS V. GONZALES
GABE LOZANO, SR.
J. HOWARD STARK