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Home My WebLink About11582 ORD - 07/18/1973JRR:jkh:7;18 -73; 16t AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL OF TRINITY TESTING LABORATORIES, INC. TO FURNISH TESTING SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF PRESCOTT STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND PRESCOTT PARK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO..220 -70 -118, THE COST OF SAID SERVICES TO BE FROM FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR CONTINGENCIES AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES BY ORDINANCE NO. 11531; 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 to accept the proposal of Trinity Testing Laboratories, Inc., to furnish testing services in connection with the construction of the Prescott Street Improvements and Prescott Park Drainage Improvements, Project No. 220 -70 -118, in accordance with the terms of the proposal, a copy of which is attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A ", and made a part hereof. The cost of said services is to be from funds previously appropriated by-Ordinance No. 11531 for con- tingencies and incidental expenses. SECTION 2. The necessity to accept the proposal in order that construction of the Prescott Park Drainage Improvements may be commenced without delay creates a public emergency and -an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its.introduction 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 the day of July, 1973. ATTEST: City Secre ary' MAYO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED: ]-.,A DAY OF JULY, 1973: City Attorneyl 11582 TRINITY. TESTING LABORATORIES, WK. Q1NDE7FNpf TESTING ENGINEERS AND CHEMISTS •D_ 810 SO. PADRE ISLAND OR. P. D. BOX 7238 PHONE 854 -4801 CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS 78415 > a _ O PRINCIPALS ARE MEMBERS AMER CAN COUNCIL OF INOEPENOENT Lw.ORATORlLB �Ot1121,3� .0 NATIONAL SCCIETY Of PROFE.SIONAL ENGINEER. July 10, 1973 1�g �� AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING MATERIAL. y JU1i973 AMERICAN WELOINO 60C1[TY DEP% OF n N ENGINEERING o o SERVICES %L Mr. James K. Lontos, P.E. Director of Engineering Services Post Office Box 9277 Corpus Christi, Texas 78408 Subject: Prescott Street Improvements and Prescott Park Drainage Improvements; Gollihar Road to Cross- town Expressway Dear Sir: Per your request, we are pleased to submit our proposal to furnish testing services for the above referenced project, and in accord- ance with the ratio of testing established by the Department of Engineering Services. Total charges will be $4,200.00, and may be paid in three (3) equal payments of $1,400.00 per month, beginning with the first full month of services performed after notification to proceed. Attached to this proposal is a resume of our professional employees and laboratory personnel that may be assigned to this project. Respectfully submitted, TRINITY TESTING LABORATORIES, INC. B. Hicks Executive Vice President - Enclosure JBH:dh � //L �q,( 1'KiNITY TESTING LABORATORIES, INC: CORPUS CHRISTI OFFICE GENERAL TESTING DIVISION it PERSONNEL J.B. Hicks: Executive Vice President, Regional Manager, Senior Engineering Technician Age, 49 Nineteen (19) years experience in materials evaluation and testing of ma= terials for construction. H.D. Kelly, P.E.: Regional Engineer, Age, 47 Thirteen (13) years experience in materials evaluation and testing of ma- terials for construction. Eleven years in design and supervision of con- struction. Robert C. White: Laboratory Manager for the Corpus Christi office, Senior Engineering Technician, Age, 42 Eighteen (18) years experience in materials evaluation and testing of materials for construction. David B. Koliba: Certified Engineering Technician, Age, 37. Nine (9) years experience in materials evaluation and testing bf materials for construction. Roger D. Calk: Certified Associate Engineering Technician, Age 25 Six (6) years experience in materials evaluation and testing of materials for construction. Gary S. Hicks: Certified Engineering Technician, Age 27. Eight (8) years experience in materials evaluation and testing of materials for construction. Roger Mains: Member A.S.M.C., Age, 40 Six (6) years experience in materials evaluation and testing of materials for construction. Edward Emanuel: Age 33, 2 years of College in Geology, two (2) years with Trinity Testing Laboratories, Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas. Barry Gatlin: Age,.28, three (3) years experience in construction materials evalua- tion and testing of materials for construction. We have twelve (12) additional technicians in our Corpus Christi office, however, they may not be involved in this project. M Corpus Christi, Texas �r _day of 19_Zj 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 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. Respectfully, . a, �� MAYO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Jason Luby James T. Acuff Rev. Harold T. Branch Thomas V. Gonzales / Ricardo Gonzalez Gabe Lozano, Sr. J. Howard Stark The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Jason Luby James T. Acuff Rev. Harold T. Branch Thomas V. Gonzales Ricardo Gonzalez Gabe Lozano, Sr. J. Howard Stark ff