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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 7/23/1952RECESSED REGULAR MEETING Lubbock, Texas August 23, 195, The City Commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 10 A.M. in Recessed Regular Meeting, Recessed from Regular Meeting of August 14, 1952, at the Regular Meeting place in the City Hall, the following memberqChereof being present to -wit: Mayor Murrell R. Tripp, Commissioners Harry Morris, L. E. Davis, City Manager Steve Matthews, City Attorney Vaughn Be Wilson and.City $ecretary Lavenia Lowe. Absent: Commissioners Hurley Carpenter and Lucian Thomas. Also present in this meeting: County Judge Walter Davies and County Commissioners Newton Stokes, R. 0. Short and George G. Green. 52-11-66-125 This meeting was called for the purpose of letting contract for installation of toilets and 9ther facilities at the Lubbock Transient Labor Camp, located west of North .Avenue "H" near the Yellow House Canyon, as authorized by Ordinance Number 1266 passed by the City Commission on August 20, 1952. Atcheson & Atkinson are architects on this Project. The following Notice to Bidders was sent out to contractors: NOTICE TO . BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Commission of Lubbock, Texas, will be received at the office of Steve Matthews, City Manager, until 10:00 A.M., August 23, 1952" for furnishing all necessary materials, equipment, superintendence and Labor for the con- struction of Additions and Alterations to City -County Public Labor Camp. Bidders are required to use the proposal form attached to and made a part of the contract documents. Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond, acceptable. to the City in an amount equal to at least 5% of the proposal, payable, without condition, to the City as a guartee that the Bidder, if awarded the contract will furnish good and sufficient bond for the faithful performenee�.af the same. The bid security of the three lowest bidders will be retained until the contract is awarded or other disposition is made thereof. The bid security of all bidders except the three lowest will be returned j promptly after the canvass of bids. Attention is called to the forms of contract and bond included in these specifications which the successful bidder will be required to execute. Contract and Bond shall be executed with five (5) days after the notice of award. The successful bidder must furnish bond on the attached form in the amount of 100% of contract price from a surety company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as surety, or other sureties acceptable to the owner. All unit prices must be stated in both script and figures. The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive formalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the owner reserves the right to consider the most advantageous construction thereof, or to reject the bid. Unreasonable (or "unbalanced" ) unit prices will authorize the owner to reject the bid. Bidders are expected to inspect the site of the work and to inform themselves regarding the local conditions and conditions under which the work is to be done. Attention is called to the provisions of the Acts of the 43rd Legislature of the State of Texas, Page 91, Chapter 45, (Article No. 5159A Civil Statutes 1925) concerning the wage scale and payment of prevail- ing wages established by the Owner.. said scale of prevailing minimum wage is set forth in the specifications. Instructions to bidders, proposal forms, specifications and plans are on file in the office of W. B. Holmes, City Engineer, City Hall, Lubbock, Texas, and may be had from Atcheson & _Atkinson, Architects, 204 Sanford Building, Lubbock, Texas. CITY_ OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS OWNER BY /s/ Murrell R. Tripp Murrell R. Tripp ATTEST: /s/ Lavenia Lorne City Secretary In accordance with the above Notice to Bidders, motion was made by Commissioner Morris, seconded by Commissioner Davis, motion carried, Mayor Tripp and Commissioners Morris and Davis voting Yea, none voting Nay, that the bids be opened and read, whereupon the follow- ing bids were opened and read: 11 f ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO CITY -COUNTY PUBLIC LABOR CAMP TABULATION OF BIAS August 23, 1952 Contractor Bid Security Receipt of Addendum Base Bid W. B. Abbott, Jr. Bid Bond - 5% Acknowledged $16,650.00 Harold Bif fle " " " 16, 699.00 Davis Construction Co. " " " 17,809.08 S. R. Duncan " $1000 " 17,815.00 Joe Garrison " 5% " 16,836.00 r. South Plains Construction Co* (Jim Reid) u It 18,494.00 Tisdel Construction Company NO BID James Walker Construction Co. " 5% 15,810,00 After consideration of all bids, motion was made by commissioner Davis, seconded by Commissioner Morris, motion carried, Mayor Tripp and Commissioners.Mbrris and Davis voting Yea, none voting Nay, that the bid of James Walker Construction Company -be accepted -for this construction, it being ccnsidered the lowest and best bid, the Mayor being hereby authorized to enter into contract. Motion by Commissioner Morris, seconded by Commissioner Davis, motion carried, Mayor Tripp and Commissioners Norris and Davis voting Yea, none voting Nay, to authorize construction by city forces of a lift station and approximately 7001 of force sewer line to serve this Transient Labor Camp at an estimated cost of $2200.00. The County Commissioners Court, represented by Judge Davies and County Commissioners Short, Stokes and Green, agreed to pay one-half of the cost of this improvement at the Labor Camp as set out above to an extent of $9,400.00 being computed as follows: of Construction Cost $7,905.00 of estimated cost of Lift Station & Sewer Lines 1,100.00 of Architects fee 395.25 Total to be paid by County of Lubbock $9,400.25 No further business cominv up for considr-ration, the City Uommission adjourned. Read and F,-rroved this the _llthSeptember, 1952. A a A it,y Secret ry .