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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER FOR AND
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO EXECUTE
A CONTRACT WITH BUR -TEX CONSTRUCTORS INC., FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE WESTSIDE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT,
PROJECT 8 -54 -8, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS; APPROPRIATING THE SUM 3700,720.00
FROM NO. 250 SANITARY SEWER BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND,
TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH CONSTRUCTION, OF WHICH
AMOUNT $658,200.00 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT;
$20,000.00 FOR CONTINGENCIES, $11,520.00 FOR GENERAL
SUPERVISION; $11,000.00 FOR DETAIL INSPECTION; MAKING
SAID CONTRACT A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE; AND DECLAR-
ING_AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY MANAGER 15 HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
DIRECTED TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI A
CONTRACT WITH BUR -TEX CONSTRUCTORS INC.FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEST-
SIDE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, PROJECT B -54 -8, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
NUECE5 COUNTY, TEXAS, GRANTING THE CITY PRIVELEGE TO EXERCISE A 90 DAY
OPTION TO INCLUDE AS A PART OF THIS CONTRACT THE ADDITIONAL 3RD UNIT TO
THE PLANT. MAKING A TOTAL COST OF $769,380.00 FOR 3,000,000 GALLON- PER -DAY
PLANT CAPACITY, WHICH CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS,
SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
SECRETARY, ALL OF WHICH ARE MADE A PART HEREOF BY REFERENCE, AND ACCORDING
TO THE BASIC BID OF $658,200.00, WITH THE OPTION IN THE CITY TO CHANGE
THE CONTRACT TO ENCOMPASS THE WORK INCLUDED IN THE ALTERNATE BID BY NOTIFY-
ING THE CONTRACTOR IN WRITING ON OR BEFORE MARCH 16, 1958, WITH SUCH EN-
LARGED CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE FOR THE BID PRICE OF THE ALTERNATE BID OF
$ , THE SAID BID OF BUR -TEX CONSTRUCTORS INC., BEING THE
LOWEST AND MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THAT THERE 15 HEREBY APPROPRIATED THE SUM OF $700,720.00
FROM NO. 250 SANITARY SEWER BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND TO COVER THE COST OF SUCH
CONSTRUCTION, OF WHICH AMOUNT $653,200.00 IS FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT;
$20,000.00 FOR CONTINGENCIES, $11,520.00 FOR GENERAL SUPERVISION; $11,000.00 IS
FOR DETAIL INSPECTION.
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SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR CONSTRUCTING THE WESTSIDE
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT TO PROVIDE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT FACILITIES TO
SERVE WEST51DE ANNEXED AREA AND FUTURE AREA GROWTH CREATES A PUBLIC EMER-
GENCY 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 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, HAVING REQUESTED
THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED
FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE TAKE
EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS
ACCORDINGLY 50 ORDAINED. r
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE_.aDAY OF
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,TEXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
CITY ATTORNE
C I US CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE MECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT 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 MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL', I, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER ROLE
OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO-
DUCED. 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 VOTED:
FARRELL D. SMITH
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Y. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
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NAN UEL P. MAL DONA DO,
CHARLIE J. AILLS
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ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
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MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
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ODELL INGLE
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