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Home My WebLink About11583 ORD - 07/18/1973;� T JRR jch;7- 17 -73; 1st ; AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL OF TRINITY TESTING LABORATORIES, INC. TO PERFORM PRELIMINARY SOIL INVESTIGATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE DESIGN OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE AUSTIN SCHOOL AREA, UNIT II; APPROPRIATING OUT OF N0. 220 STREET BOND FUND $1872 FOR SAID LABORATORY SERVICES, APPLICABLE TO PROJECT NO. 220- 72 -1.2; 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, for and on behalf of the City of Corpus Christi, the proposal of Trinity Testing Laboratories, Inc., to perform preliminary soil investiga- tions necessary for the design of Street Improvements for the Austin School Area, Unit II, as set forth in the proposal, attached hereto as Exhibit SECTION 2. There is hereby appropriated out of the No. 220 Street Bond Fund the sum of $1,872 for said laboratory services, applicable to Project No. 220- 72 -1.2. SECTION 3. The necessity to authorize acceptance of the aforesaid proposal for performance of preliminary soil investigations 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 that such emergency and necessity exist, and having requested the suspension of the Charter rule and that this ordinance be passed finally d 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. 7ATTE City Secretary MAYOR APPROVED* THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DAY OF JULY, 1973:- // City Attorney' v�, W_. =4_ I . 'TRINITY TESTING LABORATORIES,- INC. - TESTING ENGINEERS AND CHEMISTS 810 BO. PADRE ISLAND DR. P. O. BOX 7238 PHONE B54 -4801 CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78415 PRINCIPALS ARE MEMBERS A..[B�C.H CGY.�CIL o. I" July 17, 1973 w.L B w ..,�.��..� w�LO��o`sD�l�r,• City of Corpus Christi i Engineering Department P.O. Box 9277 Corpus Christi, Texas 78408 Attention of Mr. Nixon Welch Subject: Austin School Area Street Improvements, Unit II Gentlemen: /`_1Nnlrra�F O H� Per your request, we are pleased to submit our proposal for testing labora- tory services to be performed under your direction as outlined in the follow -. ing program. Part I Borings 1, 8,-and 23 In -Place Moisture Content, Density, 3 @ $10.00 each ......... $ 30.00 Modified Proctor Density /Optimum Moisture Curve, 3 @ $60.00.$ 180.00 Texas Triaxial Shear test, 3 @ $350.00 each .................$1,050.00 Exact Soil Classification, 3 @ $10.00 each...' .....$ 30.00 Atterberg Limits and Lineal Shrinkage, 3 @ $18.00.........'..$ 54.00 3 Borings, = 4' each, @ $ 3. 00/ ft ............................$ 36.00 All other borings, visual classification only, 21 borings @ 4' each, @ $ 3.00 /ft .......................$ 252.00 Total Part I .............$12632.00 This program of borings is predicated on the assumption that all subgrade in the area is Victoria clay: If other soil types are encountered, the tests of borings 1, 8, and 23, shall be performed on additional borings. ( All test results shall be performed on soil between the depths of 6" and 2' -611 below the top of originally undisturbed soil at the existing edge of street pavement. This means that most borings will extend to a total depth of about four feet. Part II The testing laboratory shall obtain enough soil from, or near, borings No. 4 and 19 to determine the optimum lime (or other agent) content for a stabi- lized base course or courses. The stabilized soil shall be the same as that used above (taken from depths 6" to 2' -6" below the top of originally undis- turbed soil). Enough soil should be obtained to run about eight separate r ' City of Corpus Christi Engineering Department July 17, 1973 Page 2 unconfined compression tests for the lime stabilization determination. An additional amount of soil shall be obtained to run eight other unconfined compression tests for possible stabilization with an agent other than lime. Upon receipt and evaluation of the tests of Part I, the City will authorize the stabilization tests. Cost for Part II Moisture- Density Relationship, 1 @ $60.00 each ......... $ 60.00 Unconfined compression tests, 8 @ $15.00 each .......... $ 120.00 PH tests, 2 @ $30.00 each......... ........$ 60.00 Total Part II ..............$ 240.00 Total Part I & Part II = $1,632.00 + $240.00..$1,872.00 Respectfully submitted, , TRINITY TESTING LABORATORIES, INC. (2(�6i . Hicks Executive Vice President JBH:dh Corpus Christi, Texas day of 19 %S 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, MAYOR 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. 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