HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 10/3/1955RECESSED REGULAR MEETING Lubbock, Texas
October 3, 1955
The Oity Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas met at 2 o'clock P.M. in recessed regular session,
recessed from regular meeting of September 22, 1955, in the regular meeting place in the City Hall, the
following members thereof being present to -wit:
Mayor Pro -tern Hurley Carpenter, Commissioner S. S. Forrest and Commissioner Lucian Thomas, City Attorney
Vaughn E. Wilson, City Secretary -treasurer, Lavenia Lowe, Director of Public Works N. B. McCullough,
Finance Officer A.P. Couch, Electrical Superintendent Frank Posey.
Absent: Mayor Murrell R. Tripp and Commissioner Lennis Baker, City Manager H. P. Clifton.
5-14-288-610
NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR POWER PLANT EQUIPMENT IN
CITY OF LUBBOCK MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM
Sealed bids, addressed to the Honorable Murrell R. Tripp, Mayor, City of Lubbock, Texas, will be
received at the office of H. P. Clifton, Acting City Manager, until 2:00 P.M. September 26, 1955
for furnishing and delivering one or more 22,000 KW steam tur-bo generating units, including steam
generator, turbo -generator, and condenser, with auxiliaries andr supervision of erection of as listed
in the specifications.
Each bid shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked "PROPOSAL", and bearing the title of the work
and name of the bidder.
Bidders must submit a Cashier's or Certified Check issued by a bank satisfactory to the Owner, or a
Proposal Bond from a reliable Surety Company payable without recourse to the order of the City of
Lubbock, Texas in an amount not less than five (5%) per cent of the largest possible bid submitted as
a guaranty that the bidder will enter into a Contract and execute bond and guaranty in the forms
provided within ten (10) days after notice of award of Contract to him. Bids without the required
check or Proposal Bond will not be considered.
The successful bidder must furnish bond in the amount of 100% of the total Contract price From a
Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, or other Sureties acceptable
to the Ownero No bid may be withdrawn after the schedule closing for receiving of bids for at least
thirty (30) days.
All prices must be stated in both script and figures. The owner reserves the right to reject any and
or all bids and to waive informalities. In the case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the
prices in the bids, the Owner reserves the right to consider the most advantageous contraction thereof,,
or to reject the bid.
Bids will not be accepted on equipment manufactured outside the Continental limits of the United States
of America. Any such bids received shall be returned unopened.
The Owner also reserves the right to accept any bid which may prove more favorable to the City of
Lubbock. Bid proposals will be reviewed and considered from a standpoint of quality, performance and
reliability or equipment offered, service facilities and the delivery promise.
Information for bidders, proposal forms, and specifications are on file at the office of F. G. Posey,
Director of Electrical Services, Electric Service Building, Lubbock, Texas, and are furnished free of
charge.
DATED September 8, 1955
ATTEST:
/s/ Lavenia Lowe
CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Owner
BY /s/ Murrell R. Tripp
Mayor
In accordance with the above notice to bidders this meeting was called for the opening of bids. Motion
was made by Commissioner Forrest, seconded by Commissioner Thomas, motion carried, Mayor Pro -tern
Carpenter and Commissioners Forrest and Thomas voting Yea, none voting Nay, that the bids be opened
and read, whereupon the following bids were opened:
CITY OF LUBBOCK, LUBBOCK, TEXAS, BID TABULATION
October 3, 1955
2:00 P.M.
STEAM GENERATOR UNIT FOR 22,000 KW TURBO -GENERATOR UNIT
PART 1 - BASE BIDDERS
ONE -STEAM GENERATOR UNIT Tennant Co., Houston, Tex. Combustion Engineering Inc A.M. Lockett Co
Dallas, Texas Ltd, Dallas, Tex.
MAKE
PRICE FOR ONE
DELIVERY-CALL,�NDAR DAYS
ESCALATION OR FIRM
CANCELLATION CHARGES
Riley Stoker
$327,772.00
30:) days
Firm (1)
Not later than 4 mo .
offer 5.50 per hr. engr.
& drawing time.
Combustion Engr.
330,566.00
300 days
Firm (1)
All cost to stage
completion & profits
REMARKS -No chg. to Nov. 15.
Babcock & Wilcox
318,933.00
330 days
Firm
None
PART 1 - ALTERNATE 1-1
TWO -STEAM GENERATOR UNIT
BIDDERS
Tennant Co., Houston, Tex.
PRICE FOR TWO
DELIVERY OF SECOND
CALENDAR DAYS
ESCALATION OR FIRM
CANCELLATION CHARGES
$624,860.00
29,708
29,708
BIDDERS
PART 1 - ALTERNATE 1-2
ONE -NEGATIVE PRESS STEAM GENERATOR
MAKE
PRICE FOR ONE
DELIVERY OF UNIT CALENDAR DAYS
ESCALATION OR FIRM
CANCELATION CHARGES
REMARKS
Price for 2
Combustion Eng. Inc. A.M. Lockett & Co. Ltd.
Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas
646,132.00 612�574.00
345 days
FIRM FIRM
FORMER NONE
3482436.00
319,952.00
Combustion
--
348,436.00
319,952.00
300 1:14d
330 days
FIRM
--
SAME
NO REMAKRS
--
None
683,872.00 614,745.00
400 days 345 days
Firm Firm
Same None
J
The Tennant Company cancellation charges: based on a cancellation date not longer than four (4) months
after date of order, purchaser shall reimburse contractor at the rate of $5950 per manhour for engineering
and drawing, time expended on the contract; plus all charges incurred by the cancellation of orders
placed with material suppliers. This cancellation charge applies to Part 1 - basebid and Part 1-
Alternate 1-1.
Combustion Engineering, Inc. cancellation charges: all costs, and expenses incurred by the undersigned
including sales and administrative overhead allocable or apportionable to the contract in accordance
with sound accounting practices generally followed by the undersigned, plus anticipated profits pro-
rata with the stage of completion of the work, and less the salvage value of the materials and equipmEnt,i-
at the time of cancellation.
The above paragraph on cancellation will apply after November 15,'1955. Should the fourth coming bond
election fail to carry and you cancell contract prior to November 15, 1955, there will be no cancellation
charges.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS COMING UP FOR CO-NSIDMATION. THE CITY COMNIISSION ADJOURNED.
READ AND APPROVED THIS THE 20th DAY OF October , 1955.
MURR
La enia Lowe, C' j -�e(�ritary-Treasurer