HomeMy WebLinkAbout032469 RES - 06/15/2021Resolution awarding a construction contract to Cayo LLC, Fort Worth,
Texas, for the Boat Basin Dredging near the Corpus Christi Marina
between McGee Beach and R -Pier and Breakwater Repairs at McGee
Beach, located in Council District 1, in an amount of $5,704,725.00,
with FY 2021 funding available from the Seawall CIP Fund.
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2000, residents of the City of Corpus Christi ("City")
passed Proposition 4, Seawall Improvement, which authorized the adoption of a sales
and use tax for the promotion and development improvements to the downtown seawall
and for maintenance and operating costs of said seawall improvements for the life thereof
to be imposed for 25 years;
WHEREAS, the 1/8th cent sales tax authorized by passage of Proposition 4 was
subsequently enacted by the City Council and filed with the State Comptroller of Texas,
effective April 1, 2001, to be administered by the Corpus Christi Business and Job
Development Corporation Board ("Board");
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens
of the City that Seawall improvement funds be used to pay for a certain public
improvement, namely the Boat Basin Dredging near the Corpus Christi Marina ("Marina")
between McGee Beach and R -Pier and Breakwater Repairs at McGee Beach;
WHEREAS, the Project is consistent with the purposes for which the Seawall
Improvement Fund was created and approved by the voters of the City;
WHEREAS, the Marina and McGee Beach are integral parts of the seawall
complex that enhance the tourism or economic development value thereof;
WHEREAS, dredging of the boat basin and breakwater repairs will serve to
beautify the seawall complex, increase safety, and eliminate a potential impediment to
the commercial use of the Marina, thereby enhancing the value of the seawall as a facility
that promotes new or expanded business development;
WHEREAS, the Marina was constructed as part of the original seawall project,
connects directly to the seawall, and is surrounded by seawall improvements, including
the Seawall breakwaters;
WHEREAS, the McGee Beach breakwater provides extra protection from flooding
and supports McGee Beach as a tourist destination included in the Seawall complex;
WHEREAS, the Marina and McGee Beach are part of the downtown seawall and
included in seawall improvement project at the time that Proposition 4 was approved by
voters; and
WHEREAS, McGee Beach is a Seawall improvement for purposes of the Seawall
Improvement sales tax approved by the City's voters and dredging of the Boat Basin and
repairs to the McGee Beach breakwaters are necessary maintenance of the Seawall.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
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SCANNED
Section 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included in
the preamble of this resolution are true and correct and adopts such findings for all intents
and purposes related to the authorization of this procurement.
Section 2. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to execute all documents
necessary to award a construction contract to Cayo LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, for the Boat
Basin Dredging near the Corpus Christi Marina between McGee Beach and R -Pier and
Breakwater Repairs at McGee Beach, in an amount of $5,704,725.00.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the I,`) fit' day of .r(l)6.0 , 2021:
Paulette M. Guajardo
Roland Barrera
Gil Hernandez
Michael Hunter
Billy Lerma
John Martinez
Ben Molina
Mike Pusley
Greg Smith
ATTEST: Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Rebecca Huerta Paulette M. Guajardo
City Secretary
Mayor
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money required
for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure described
below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has
not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual appropriation
by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: June 15, 2021 Legistar Number: 21-0606
Agenda Item: Resolution awarding a construction contract to Cayo LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, for
the Boat Basin Dredging near the Corpus Christi Marina between McGee Beach and R -Pier and
Breakwater Repairs at McGee Beach, located in Council District 1, in an amount of
$5,704,725.00, with FY 2021 funding available from the Seawall CIP Fund
Amount Required: $ 5,704,725.00
E16318 Phase I Breakwater Repairs (McGee Beach)
Fund Name
Accounting
Unit
AccountContract
No.
Activity No.
Amount
Certified
Amount
Balance
Remaining to
be Certified
in FY 2022
Seawall Sys CIP
3271-707
550910
E16318-01-
3271 -EXP
$2,432,725
$2,432,725
$0
$2,432,725
$2,432,725
$0
E16321 McGee Beach Nourishment / Boat Basin Dredging
Fund Name
Accounting
Unit
AccountContract
No.
Activity No.
Amount
Certified
Amount
Balance
Remaining to
be Certified
in FY 2022
Seawall Sys CIP
3271-707
550910
E16321-01-
3271 -EXP
$3,272,000
$1,100,000
$2,172,000
$3,272,000
$1,100,000
$2,172,000
❑ Certification Not Required
$5,704,725
$3,532,725
$2,172,000
Directoroaf Financial``�Services
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