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Home My WebLink About02822 ORD - 07/18/1950AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $71,975.86 TO BE PAID AS CON- SIDERATION FOR THE RESURFACING OF APPROXI- MATELY 5.5 MILES OF C T TS, BEING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF OHIO AVENUE, MIND-1-01 AVENUE. TEXAS SUCH IMPROVEMENTS; SAID AMOUNT IS HEREBY APPRO- PRIATED FROM NO. 296 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1950 CON- STRUCTION FUND (STREET I 5 r ; ATTHORIZ_ ING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND ON BE- HALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH BROWN AND ROOT INC. FOR THE RE- S Rai FACING OF SAID STREETS; SAID CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE MADE A PART HERE- OF BY REFERENCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Vflr?REAS, Certain improvements have been determined to be necessary; and WHEREAS, There are unappropriated funds available in Fund No. 296 Improvement Bonds 1950 Construction Fund (Street Improvements) from which to make payment for said improvements; and WHEREAS, Bids have been received, considered, and an award made for the most advantageous bid to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and it now becomes necessary to make appropria_ tions for such payment and to authorize the execution of a con- tract in accordance with said award; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; SECTION I. That there is hereby appropriated out of No* 296 Improvement Bonds 1950 Construction Fund (Street Improve- ments) the sum of $71,975.86, out of which amount there is to be Paid according to the terms of the contract described in Section II hereof the sum of $65,132.60 as the contract price; the bal- ance of said appropriation is the amount equivalent to ten per cent (10%) of said contract price, which amount is hereby appro- priated for the payment of engineering and contingent cost of said project„ -Z?Z Z SECTION II. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of the City to execute a contract for the resurfacing of said streets with Brown and Root. Inc., which contract has been awarded said Brown and Root, Inc. in so- cordance with plans and specifications and contract documents on file in the office of the City Secretary, all incorporated here- in and made a part hereof by reference, and according to the bid of said Brown and Root, Inc. opened on the 12th day of July, A.D. 1950, the said bid of Brown and Root, Inc. being the lowest and most advantageous bid to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. SECTION III. The necessity for the maintenance and upkeep of the public streets in order to protect the life and general welfare of the people of Corpus Christi creates a public emergency and imperative public necessity requiring the suspen- sion of the Charter rule that provides that no ordinance or reso- lution 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 such emergency and necessity to exist, requesting the suspen- sion of said Charter rule and that this ordinance be passed fin- ally on the date it is introduced and takeeffect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED• PASSED AND APPROVED, This theaday of July, 1950. r A EST: j OR P W o wv CITY C� CORPUS CHRISTI,TE%AS City Secretary AS TD EGAL FOiid�I: 'CDy i A torney Corpus Christi, Texas 1950 TO THE E"v'�.l'BERS OF TM- CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemens For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the fore- going 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 Council; I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is. introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, J'ZCity of Corpus Christi, Texas The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Leslie Wasserman Jack DeForrest Barney Cott Sydney E. Herndon George L. Lowman The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Leslie t�asserrua Jack DeForrest n//j11�D Barney Cott j/�� eYj - Sydney E. Herndon / George L. Lmvman av , 1949 I certify to the City Council that the money required for the contract, agreement, obligation, or expenditure contemplated in the above and foregoing Ordinance is in the Treasury of the City of Corpus Christi to the credit of Fund No, from which it is pro osed to be drawn, aiLd such money is not appropriated for any other purposes M/ /% ,POR/IR WIN, Public Works I. M. Singer, City Attorney H. H. Stirman, Director of Public Works September, 6, 1950 Asphalt Surface Treatment of 5.5 Miles of streets. In response to your request, we are listing below the streets on which the hot aft resurfacing was recently placed on the Brown and Root corn tract to resurface 5.5 miles of streets. SYfum ZROM TO Ohio Avenue Staples Alameda Indiana Avenue Swantner Alameda Texas Avenue Staples Alameda Ralston Avenue staples Alameda Se antner Drive Louisiana Edge of Lindals 01 Fifteenth Street Louisiana Texas Reid Drive Alameda Edge of Lindals #1 Jackson Place Santa Fe Ocean Drive Wilshire Place Sar&sFe Denver Denver Street Jackson Place Doddridge Oranada Street Westgate Bast Line Subd. Kenwood Drive Longview West Bastgate Wellington Court Westgate End Blue Bonnet Westgate Longview Southgate Drive Bastgate Longview West Eastgats Drive Bensood Southgate Westgate Drive Unweed Southgate Longview West Kenwocd Southgate George Street Eastgots End Hera7r Street Southgate Bnd Claremore Street ocean Drive Alameda Homeorest Street Eentner Alameda Westland Drive Villa Drive McLeod Breckenridge Westland Leigh Leigh Drive Breckenridge Villa Drive Old Robstown Road Upriver Woad Leapard Santa Beady S Fe An"lo Sunset Santa Fe Lawaview Melrose Santa Fe Lawnview ffia/be INTER- oFFICE COMMUNICATION Dept. Public works _ C• W. petters, City Secretary From__ H. H. Stirman, Director of Public works Date July 10- 1950 Subject opening of bids on Resurfacing of 5.5 Miles of Streets The following contractors have taken out plans and specifications on the above work, and have qualified themselves to bid by submitting Confidential Financial Statement and Plan Experience and Equipment Questionnaire: Heldenfels Brothers Corpus Christi, Texas Brown & Root, Inc. Houston, Texas J. M. Dellinger, Inc. Corpus Christi, Texas Roy Dugger took out plans and specifications on this job, but failed to qualify himself to bid by submitting Plan, Experience and Equipment Questionnaire. be: ` INTER- OFFICE COMMUNICATION Dept, Public Works �f To_- -N• B. Collier, City Manager From H. H. Stirman, Director of Public 'Works Date July 12, 1950 Subject Tabulation of Bids — Resurfacing of 5.5 Miles of Streets The following is a tabulation of bids received on Tuesday, July 12th, 11:00 P. M. for the Resurfacing of 5.5 Miles of Streets in the City of Corpus Christie: fFiN Heldenfels Brothers Corpus Christi, Texas Brown and Root, Inc. Corpus Christi, Texas J. M. Dellinger, Inc. Corpus Christi, Texas 90 Ilk 68„614.96 days i 60 vV/' 65,432.60 days r 90 65,853.82 days The firm of Brown and Root, Inc. are low bidders on this project, and it is recommended that this firm be awarded a contract in the amount of $65„1132.60. It is further recommended that the proper ordinances be prepared appropriating the amount of $65,432.60, plus 10% (69543.26) for Engineering and Contingencies, making a total amount of $71„975.86, until completion and acceptance of this work. A complete tabulation of bids received on this project is attached. This project should be paid for from Bond Funds No. 296. be Attachment cc: I. M. Singer ' p� City Attorney 2-O 2- 2- Bids Tabulated by H. H. Stirman - July 11, 1950 4:-00 P. M. TABULATION OF BIDS STREET IMPROVEMENTS RESURFACING OF 5.5 MILES CITY OF'CORPDS CHRISTI, TEXAS SHEET 1 OF ITEM HELDENFELS BROTHERS CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS BROWN AND ROOT, INC. CORPUS CHRISTI J. M. DELLINGER, INC. CORPUS CHRISTI DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY UNIT PRICE AMOUNT UNIT PRIC AMOUNT UNIT PRIC AMOUNT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 1. Asphalt Ton 461 28,00 800 0 2 0 12 861. Qj 2. Aggregate Ton 8.768 2 6 0 .60 52,081.92 3. Tack Coat. - RC - 2 Gal. 6,506 0.18 1.170.00) 0.25 1 625.00 0.14 910.00 TOTALS 68,614.96 65,4 2.60, 65 853.82 CALENDAR DAYS FOR COMPLETION 900 60 90D