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ORDINANCE NO. 11888
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF
NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LAWRENCE STREET T -HEAD
MARINA FACILITIES; AND ORDAINING OTHER
MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined:
that a case of emergency or urgent public necessity exists
which requires the holding of the meeting at which this Ordinance
is passed, such emergency or urgent public necessity being that
the publication of Notice to Bidders for the construction of
improvements to the Lawrence Street T -Head Marina Facilities
is required as soon as possible and without delay for necessary
and urgently needed public improvements; and that said meeting
was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place,
and purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by
Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes,.Art. 6252 -17, as amended:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That attached hereto and marked Exhibit
W is a form of notice, the form and substance of which are
hereby passed and approved.
SECTION 2. That the City Manager shall cause said
notice to be published, in substantially the form attached
hereto, in the Corpus Christi Times, a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, for two
consecutive weeks, the date of the first publication to be
January 23, 1974, which date is at least fourteen (14) days
prior to the day set for receiving bids as shown in said
notice.
SECTION 3. That all ordinances and resolutions or
parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the
extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4. The fact that the contemplated construc-
tion of improvements to the Lawrence Street T -Head Marina
Facilities is necessary for the orderly development and growth
of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, creates a public emer-
gency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspen-
sion of the Charter rule providing that no ordinance or resolu-
tion shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced and
that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several
meetings of the City Council and the Mayor having declared that
such public emergency and imperative necessity exist, and having
requested that such Charter Rule be suspended and that this
ordinance take effect and be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the
23rd day of January, 1974.
ATTEST:
/s/ T. Ray Kring /s/ Jason Luby
City Secretary Mayor
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS
` • EXHIBIT "A" REVISED• •
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed proposals addressed to the City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, City Hall, P.O. Box 9277, Corpus Christi, Texas, 78408, will be received
by the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, for:
LAWRENCE STEET T -IIEAD nVROVEI4ENTS - 1971E SLIP ADDITIONS
2 :00 o'clock, P.M.,
February 6, 1974
and immediately thereafter will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bid
received after the stated time ,rill be returned unopened. Any bid may be with-
drawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids. No bid may be
withdrawn until the expiration of thirty (30) days from date of opening bids.
PROTECT DESCRIPTION
Major items of construction on the project shall include demolition and removal
of 14 existing boat slips including approximately 108 piles and eight catwalks;
construction of 85 new boat slips and a dry dock including driving approximately
278 piles in 10' of bay water and approximately 9,500 sq. ft. of new timber piers
and catwalks; and installation of electrical, water, and sewer service to serve
the new facilities; and related work.
The Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications
and Form of Bid Security, Performance and Payment Bond, and other contract docu-
ments are on file and may be examined without charge in the Office of the Director
of Engineering and Physical Development, City Hall, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Copies may be obtained at the Office of the Director of Engineering and Physical
Development, upon deposit of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each complete set. Such
deposit will be refunded to each person who returns the plans, specifications,
and other documents in good condition within five (5) days after bid opening.
A cashier's check, money order, certified check, or bank draft, from a state
or national bank, payable without recourse to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
in an amount tabulated in accordance with the scale provided in the specifica-
tions, must accompany each bid... Bid bonds will not be accepted. The successful
bidder will be required to furnish 100' Performance Bond and Payment Bond in
accordance with the Statutes of the State of Texas.
The City of Corpus Christi intends to enter into a contract for the construction
of improvements to the Lawrence Street T -Head Marina Facilities (1974 Slip
Additions) in said City, with the lowest and best responsible Bidder, but the
City reserves the right to reject any and /or all bids, to waive formalities,
and in case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating proposal prices, to
adopt such interpretation as may be most advantageous to the City.
The City Council intends to sell the interest bearing Certificates of Obligation
of the City for cash for the purpose of paying the contract entered into by the
City pursuant to this notice.
The bidder is hereby notified that the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi
has ascertained the general prevailing rates of per hour wages of all laborers,
workmen, craftsmen, and mechanics for work of a similar character in the locality
and to be employable on the construction of this project in said locality,
whereby not less than the general prevailing rates of per hour wages for work of
a similar character in the locality and the City of Corpus Christi, and not less
than the general prevailing rates of per hour wages for legal holiday and over-
time work, shall be paid to all laborers, workmen, craftsmen, and mechanics
employed on the construction of the project, and thus finds said rates for said
laborers, workmen, craftsmen, and mechanics classifications to be as follows:
OVERTDIE AND HOLIDAYS
Any laborer, workcan; or mechanic employed on this project shall be paid on the
basis of eight (8) houre, constituting a day's work and all such labor so em-
ployed shall be paid at the rate of one and one -half (1 -1/2) times the regular
rate for every hour worked in excess of eight (8) hours per day and/or forty (40)
hours per week, whichever is the greater number of overtime hours.
Legal holiday wort: shall be paid for at two times the regular Governing per diem
wage rates.
GENERAL PI'XVAILING RATE
CIMSIFICATIOII BASIC HOURLY RATE
Air Tool Man
$2.25
Asphalt Raker
2.50
Asphalt Shoveler
2.50
Batching Plant Scaleman
2.85
Carpenter
3.00
Carpenter Helper
2.25
Concrete Finisher (Paving)
4.00
Concrete Finisher (Structures)
3.00
Concrete Finisher Helper (Structures)
2.75
Form Builder (Structures)
3.50
Form Builder Helper (Structures)
2.55
Form Liner (Paving and Curb)
3.50
Form Setter (Paving and Curb)
2.85
Form Setter Helper (Paving and Curb)
2.25
Form Setter (Structures)
3.25
Form Setter Helper (Structures)
2.50
Laborer, Common
2.00
Laborer, Utility Idan
2.50
Mechanic
3.50
Mechanic Helper
2.80
Oiler
2.50
Serviceman
2.25
Pipelayer
2.50
Reinforcing Steel Setter (Paving)
2.75
Reinforcing Steel Setter (Structures)-
3.10
Reinforcing Steel Setter Helper
2.25
Power Equipment Operators:
Asphalt Distributor
3.00
Asphalt Paving Machine
3.00
Bulldozer, 150 H.P. and Less
3.00
Bulldozer, over 150 H.P.
3.25
Concrete Paving Finishing Machine
3.25
Crane, Clamshell, Backhoe, Derrick, Dragline,
Shovel (less than 1 =1/2 CY)
3.00
Crane, Clamshell, Backhoe, Derrick, Dragliae,
Shovel (1 -1/2 CY and over)
3.75
Front End Loader (2 -1/2 CY and Less)
2.50.
Front End Loader (Over 2 -1/2 CY)
3.50
Motor Grader Operator, Fine Grade
3.75
Motor Grader Operator
3.00
Roller, Steel Wheel (Plant -Mix Pavements)
2.45
Roller, Steel Wheel (Other -Flat Wheel or Tamping)
2.05
Roller, Pneum+ti.c (Self - Propelled)
2.00.
Scrapers ( 17 CY and Less)
2.75
Scrapers (Over 17 CY)
2.90
Tractor (Crawler Type) over 150 H.P.
3.00
Tractor (Pneumatic) 80 H.P. and Less
2.25
Tractor (Pneumatic) over 80 H.P.
2.50
Traveling Mixer
2.50
Wagon Drill, Boring Machine or Post Hole Driller Operator
3.00
Truck Drivers:
Single Ayle, Light
2.25
Single, Axle, Heavy
2.35
Tandem Axle or Semitrailer
2.50
Winch
3.00
Welder
2.90
Pile Driver Operator - per U.S. Dept. of Labor, Dallas, Texas,
Determination requested
CITY OF CORPUS CIRISTI, TEXAS
-r.r Jason Luby,
Mayor
Marvi-n-Townsend, City Man6Z-er
1st Insertion Jan. 23, 19711
2nd Insertion -7tui. 30, 1974
Corpus Christi, Texas
day of , 19_;�
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 folll(nfing vote:
Jason Luby
James T. Acuff
Rev. Harold T. Branch
Thomas V. Gonzales
Ricardo Gonzalez
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
J. Howard Stark
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUECES
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI q�5
On this the 23rd day of January, 1974, the
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City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, convened
in Regular Meeting, with the following members of said Council
present, to -wit:
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Jason Luby, Mayor,
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Ricardo Gonzalez,
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Capt. J. T. Acuff,
Rev. Harold T. Branch,
Commissioners,
Thomas V. Gonzales,
Gabe Lozano, Sr.,
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J. Howard Stark,
T. Ray Rring, City Secretary,
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with the following absent: None, constituting a quorum, at which
time the following among other business was transacted:
Mayor Jason Luby presented for the consideration
of the Council an ordinance. The ordinance was read by the
City Secretary. The Mayor presented to the Council, a communi-
cation in writing pertaining to said proposed ordinance, as
follows:
Corpus Christi, Texas
23rd day of January, 1974
"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 suspension 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
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Council; I, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter
!rule or requirement and pass this ordinance finally on the date
y it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
/s/ Jason Luby,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXASu
Commissioner Stark moved that the Charter provision
prohibiting ordinances from being passed finally on the date
introduced be suspended for the reasons stated in the written
request of the Mayor and stated in the emergency clause of the
ordinance. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Branch.
The motion was carried by an unanimous vote by the City Council,
viz:
AYES: Commissioners Gonzalez, Acuff, Branch, Gonzales,)
Lozano, Sr., and Stark.
NAYS: None.
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The Mayor requested that the records show that he
voted Aye. This was done.
Commissioner Stark moved that the ordinance be passed
finally. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Branch.
The motion was carried by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Gonzalez, Acuff, Branch,
Gonzales, Lozano, Sr., and Stark.
NAYS: None.
The Mayor requested that the records show that he
voted Aye. This was done.
The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been
passed. The ordinance is as follows:
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUECES
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
I, the undersigned, City Secretary of the City of
Corpus Christi, Texas, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true, full and correct copy of Ordinance No. 118881
passed by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
(and of the minutes pertaining thereto) on the 23rd day of
January, 1974, directing publication of Notice to Bidders for
the construction of improvements to the Lawrence Street T -Head
Marina Facilities, which ordinance is duly of record in the
minutes of said City Council, and said meeting was open to the
public as required by law and public notice of the time, place,
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and purpose of said meeting was given as required by Vernon's
Ann.Civ.St. art. 6252 -17, as amended.
EXECUTED UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID CITY,
this the ay of �1
City S ecret ary, t y o Co p us isti.
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