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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 072254H - Approve Paving Plans_Specs. - City Engineer - Detroit Avenue - 07_22_1954 RESOLUTIM WHEREAS, the City Commission has heretofore determined that the City would contribute the customary city portion of from ten (10) to forty (40) per cent of the cost of street paving improvements, as determined by side and front property, to be constructed in accordance with the standard City of Lubbock street ,plans and specifications as approved by the City Engineer, and the owners of property abutting Detroit Avenue from Auburn Street to Colgate Street, have requested permission to have pavement improvements constructed on the aforementioned Detroit Avenue, and the paving of said Detroit Avenue is needed to provide access to the area during its construction period, and the City Engineer has approved the plans and specifications for such improvements, and, MMEPAS, Steve Hunter and the other owners of the property abutting on the herein described avenue will contract separately with a empetent contractor for the above street improvements, and said improvements will be constructed in accordance with the abovementioned plans and specifications under the supervision of the City Engineer, and the said owners desire that the City contribute its customary- share towards such paving, and, WHEREAS., the contract cost of the paving improvements will not exceed $5484.98, the totil..cost not over $5759.23, and the City's share in connection therewith would not exceed $1431.13, leaving the property owner's portion not to exceed $4328.10, such costs being well within the current prices for paving obtained by competitive bidding, and that such payment to be made by the City is -� reasonable fair and just to the abutting property owners, the City and all other persons affected there, and that the sum of 61431.13 will be duly budgeted in the 1954-1955 Budget, THEREFORE., i BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMaS.ION OF THE CITY OF LU$13OCK: Section 1. THAT, the City Engineer be and he is hereby authorized to approv plans and specifications for paving on the streets herein described, provided that such plans and specifications meet the usugl requirements for paving on streets within the corporate limits of the City of Lubbock; said streets being as follows, to-wit: Unit No. 1628 Detroit Avenue NPL Auburn Street (East Leg) SPL Colgate Street (Vest Leg) The City Engineer is further authorized and directed to duly inspect said paving construction on said Detroit Avenue and to require strict compliance with the approved plans and specifications, and upon completion of said paving, and upon final approval by the City Engineer and acceptgnce of such improvements by the City Commission, the City Engineer is authorized to pay the contractor in full and final payment of the City(s ,share of the cost of the abovementioned improvements a sum hot to exceed $1156.88 which is the City share t1431.13 less $274.25 engineering, leaving the amount 'due the contractor from the property owners not to exceed $4328.10. Section 2. This authority is conditioned that Steve Hunter and the other owners of abutting property and the contractor will pay for all material and Labor and costs incidental to such construction, indemnify the City of Lubbock against any costs, claims or damages of every nature pertaining thereto, and that the Contractor furnish the City Engineer with acceptable evidence that the contractor and his sub-contractors, if any, are adequately covered by public liability and property damage insurance policies, that the said Steve Hunter and f I 1 other owners of abutting property will cause such paving to continue to be done according to the approved plans and specifications, and that upon completion there and final approval of the City Engineer, all improvements designated herein shall be a permanent part of said Detroit Avenue and the property of the City of I Lubbock, without any liability whatsoever, except for the payment of a sum 01156.88 to the contractor after December 15, 1954. On motion of Commissioner Forregt seconded by Commissioner flarpagntp the foregoing resolution was unanimously passed by the Ci-ty Commission this-220ay of jn]3t Muittll B. Ps ATTEST: Lavenia Lowe, City Secretary I. Steve Hunter, representing myself and the remaining owners of abutting property on the.abovementioned streets, and Kerr and Middleton, .Contractor, do hereby accept and agree to fully abide by the foregoing provisions for the ---, considerations therein stated. Steve Hunter By .. ,' - Kerr ?Middleton By r Appribved: W. B. Holmes, City Engineer Ap ved: Vaughn E.'Wilson, City Attorney