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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 9738;° ORDINANCE NO.~~ AN ORDINANCE DETERMIIQING THE NECESSITY FOR .AND ORDERING AND PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMEDPr OF A PORTION OF TRINITY BOULEVARD AND PORTIONS OF SUNDRY OTHER STREETS, AVEIVIJES AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS; LETTING CONTRACT TO AUSTIN PAVING COMPANY AND FOR THE MAKING AND CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH IMPROVENlII~TI'S AND AUTHORIZING ITS EXECUTION; MFiKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE INDEBTEDNESS THEE2EBY INCURRED; MAKING PROVISIONS FtOR THE LEVYING OF ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTIES AND THE OWNERS THEROF FOR APART OF THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES IN EVIDENCE OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS; DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FILE A NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF ZARRP,NT COUNTY, TEXAS; DECLARING THAT THIS ORDINANCE AND ALL SUBSEQUENT PRUCEIDINGS RELATING TO SAID STREET IMPROVEMENT ARE AND SHALL BE PURSUANT TO THE ACT OF THE FIRST CALLID SESSIONS OF THE FORTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, CHAPTER 106; COMMONLY KNOWN AS ARTICLE 1105b OF VE~2NON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES AS AMENDID BY ACTS 1967, 60TH LEGISLAT~JRE, PAGE 365, CHAPTER 176, SECTION 1, EMERGENCY EFFECTIVE MAY 12, 1967; AND DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY ~ ENGROSS AND ENROLL THIS ORDINANCE BY OOPYING THE CAPTION OF SAME IN THE MINUTE BOOKS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND BY FILING THE COMPLETE ORDINANCE IN THE APPROPRIATE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THIS CITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Public Works Director for the City of Fort Worth, Texas has prepared Plans and Specifications for the improvements of the hereinafter described portions of streets, avenues and public places in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and same having been examined by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and found to be in all matters and things proper, NOW THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, I. The hereinafter described Plans and Specifications are hereby approved and adopted. II. There exists a public necessity for the improvement of the hereinafter described portions of streets, avenues and public places in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, to wit: TRINITY BOULEVARD From Euless South Main Street easterly to the west property line of Post Oak Village II Addition, known and designated as Project No. 21-036808-00. -1- y III. Each of the above described portions of streets, avenues and public places in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, shall be improved by raising, grading, and filling same and by constructing thereon the following to-wit: ~~Ty BOU~~ Fran Euless South Main Street easterly to the west property line of Post Oak Village II Addition, ]mown and designated as Project No. 27-036808-00, a seven- inch thick reinforced concrete pavement with seven- inch high attached concrete curb on a six-inch thick lime stabilized subgrade so that the finished road- way will be a double thirty-six foot roadway with a twenty-eight foot wide median on a hundred and twenty foot right-of-way. -~- 3~ The above, together with concrete curbs, gutters, driveways and incidentals to such improvements, on proper grade and line where same are not already so constru! together with storm sewers and drains and other necessary incidentals and appurtena! all of said improvements to be constructed as and where shown on the Plans! Specifications therefore. IV. The cost of said improvements as herein defined shall be paid for as follows, to-wit: A. The property abutting on that portion of the street, avenue or public place and the real and true owners therof shall pay all of the cost of curbs and gutters in front of their property and not exceeding nine-tenths (9/10ths) of the estimated cost of the remainder of such improvements. B. The City of Fort Worth shall pay all of the remainder of the cost of said improvements after deducting the amounts herein specified to be paid by the abutting properties and the real and true owners thereof as set out in subsection A. The amounts payable by the abutting properties and the real and true owners thereof shall be assessed against such properties and the real and true owners thereof and shall constitute a first and prior lien upon such properties and a personal liability of the real and true owners thereof and shall be payable to-wit: When the improvements are completed and accepted by the City on a particular unit, the sums assessed against property abutting upon such completed and accepted units shall be and become payable in five (5) equal installments, due respectively on or before thirty (30) days, and one (1), two (2), three (3), and four (4) years from the date of such completion and acceptance and the assessments against the property abutting upon the remaining units shall be and become due and payable in such installments after the date of completion and acceptance of such respective unit. The entire amount assessed against the particular parcels of property shall bear interest from the date of such completion and acceptance of the improvements on the unit upon which the particular property abuts at the rate of eight (8~) percent per annum, payable annually except as to interest on the first installment, which shall be due and payable on the date said installment matures provided that any owner shall have the right to pay any and all of such installment at any time before maturity by paying principal with interest accrued to the date of payment and further provided if default be made in the payment of any installment promptly as the same matures, then at the option of the City of Fort Worth or its assigns, the entire an~unt of the assessm?nt upon which such default is made shall be and become immediately due and payable; but it is specifically provided that no assessments shall in any case be made against any property or any owner therof in excess of the special benefits to property in the enhanced value therof by means of said improvements in the unit upon which the particular property abuts, as ascertained at the hearing provided by the law in force in the City, nor shall any assessment be made in any case until after notice of hearing as provided by law. Said assessments against the respective lots and parcels of property and owners thereof shall be evidenced by certificates of a special assessment which shall be executed in the name of the City of Fort Worth, PROVIDID, however, that acting through its duly authorized Director of Public Works, the City of Fort Worth retaining the right to authorize payment of the -~- ~: sums assessed against abutting property upon such completed and accepted unit in not more than forty-eight equal regular monthly installments of not less than $9.00 each, the first of such installments to become due and payable not more than 30 days after the completion and acceptance by the City of the particular unit, PROVIDID FURTEIER, that the City Attorney is hereby empowered to authorize payments of said sums in lesser installments andjor over a longer period of time in cases in which the Director of Public Works has previously determined that an extreme financial hardship upon the property owner will otherwise result and PROVIDED FURTHER, that such method of payment shall be authorized only in instances where the owner or owners of property abutting upon such completed and accepted unit shall have executed and delivered to the City of Fort Worth a lawful, valid and binding note and mechanic's and materialman's contract upon forms supplied by the City granting a mechanic's lien upon and conveying the said abutting property in trust to secure the payment by said owner or owners according to the terms thereof of the sums assessed against such property,. V. The assessments against the respective lots and parcels of property and the owners thereof shall be evidenced by certificates of special assessment, which shall be executed in the name of the City by the Mayor of said City and the City Secretary shall attest the same and impress the corporate seal of the City thereon, and which may have attached thereto coupons in evidence of the several installments, or in evidence of any of the installments in which the assessment is payable, which certificates shall be issued to the City of Fort Worth, shall recite the terms and time of payment, the amount of assessment, the description of the property, and the name of the owners, as far as known, and shall contain such other recitals as may be pertinent thereto, and shall further recite substantially that all proceedings with `reference to the making of such improvements have been regularly had in compliance with law, and that all prerequisites to the fixing of the assessment lien against the property described in said certificates and the personal liability of the owners thereof, have been regularly had, done and performed, and such recitals shall be prima facia evidence of the matters so recited, and no further proof shall be required in any court, and the said certificates shall provide substantially that if default be made in the payment of any installment promptly as the same matures, then, at the option of the City of Fort Worth, or its assigns, the entire amount of the assessment shall be and become immediately due and payable, together with reasonable attorney's fees and costs of-collection, if incurred, all of which, as well as the principal and interest on the assessment, shall be a first and prior lien against the property, superior to all other liens and claims except State, County, School District, and City ad valorem taxes. No error or mistake in naming any owner or in describing any property or in any other matter or thing, shall invalidate any assessment or any certificate issued in evidence thereof, and the omission of improvements on any particular unit or in front of any property exempt by law from the lien of special assessment for street improvements shall not invalidate any assessment levied. The certificates referred to need not contain recitals in exactly the works above provided for, but the substance thereof shall suffice, and they may contain other and additional recitals pertinent thereto. VI. Bids having been advertised for as required by Article 1105b of the revised Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended, and the bid of AUSTIN PAVING COMPANY having been found to be the lowest and best bid for the making and construction of said improvements, the contract therefore is hereby awarded to AUSTIN PAVING COMPANY , at and for the prices stated in the Proposal of said company and as reported and recommended by the Public Works Department, which said report and -4- e recommendation is on file with the City, the City Manager, and the City Secretary are hereby directed to execute the said contract in the name of the city of Fort Worth, Texas, and to impress the corporate seal of the City thereon, the said contract embracing, among other things, the prices for the work. VII. To provide for the payment of the indebtedness incurred by the City of Fort Worth, Texas, by said contract, there is hereby appropriated out of available funds and current revenues of the City, an amount sufficient to pay said indebtedness so incurred. VIII. The improvements provided for herein shall be made and constructed, notice given, hearing held and assessment levied and all proceedings taken and had in accordance with and under the terms of the powers and provisions of Chapter 106 of the Acts of the First Called Session of the Fortieth Legislature of the State of Texas, now known as Article 1105b of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended, which law has been adopted as an amendment to and made a part of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and under which law these proceedings are taken and had. IX. EacYi unit above described shall be and constitute a separate and independent unit of improvement and the assessments herein provided for shall be made for the improvements in each unit according to the cost of the improvements in that unit and according to the benefits arising from the improvements in that unit. X. In making assessments, if the name of the owner be unknown, it shall be sufficient to so state the fact, and if any property be owned by an estate or by any firm or corporation, it shall be sufficient to so state, and it shall not be necessary to give the correct name of the owner, but the real and true owners of the property mentioned shall be liable and the assessmrents against the property shall be valid. XI. The Director of Public Works of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, be and he is hereby ordered and directed to file with the City Council, estimates of the cost of such improvements in each unit, in accordance with the terms of the powers and provisions of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. XII. The City Secretary is directed to prepare, sign and file with the County Clerk of Tarrant County, Texas, a notice in accordance with the provisions of the Act passed at the Fifth Called Session of the Forty-first Legislature of the State of Texas, and shown as Chapter 21 of the Acts of said Session of the Legislature, said Act having been passed in the year 1930, and now known as Article 1220a of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes. -5- u ~~t ~ _ XIII. The City Secretary is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption of same in the Minute Book of the City Council and by filing the complete ordinance in the appropriate Ordinance Records of this City. XIV. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage. PASSED AND APPI~VED THIS DAY OF~~p~ , 19~. APPROVk~ AS Ta FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney -6- ., MAS fER fILE• ~.~ r .~-~, t ACCOUNTING 2 TRANSPORfA71UNrPU6LIC~~ n®~ N,atERAuMiNIS1RA'Ti6N } o~/!/'/ FINANCE. 1' DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTIO PAST NUMBER +OF TRINITY BOULEVARD FROM EULESS SOUTH 5 10-7-86 C-9902 (MAIN STREET TO THE WEST PROPERTY LINE '°f __ OF POST OAK VILLAGE II ADDITION AND INSTALLATION OF 24" WATER MAIN IN TRINITY BOULEVARD AND EULESS SOUTH MAIN STREET RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council: 1. approve the following bond fund transfers. FROM TO AMOUNT REASON UNIT I 09-014006-00 09-014010-00 $300,000.00 To provide funds for Water Capital Water Capital the installation of Improvement Improvement water main. (Includes Pipeline Road Trinity Boulevard $15,363.00 for eng- (24" Main) and Euless South ineering inspection Main (24" Main) and administration.) UNIT II 94-009905-00 94-036808-00, $330,212.22 To provide funds for Special Assessments Trinity Boulevard the property owner's Unspecified from Euless South share of the construc- Main Street to the West tion cost. property 1 i ne of Post Oak Village II Addition 21-036901-00 21-036808-00 $292,707.08 Streets in New Trinity Boulevard Addition from Euless South Unspecified Main Street to the West property line of Post Oak Village II Addition To provide funds for the City's share of the construction cost. 2. authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Tri-Tech Construction, Inc., for the installation of the 24 inch water transmission main, based on their lowest responsive bid of $284,637.00. 3. adopt the attached ordinance Adopted OrdPnance No. ~~;,~~~~ A. declaring the necessity for and ordering the improvements; B. making provisions for levying the assessments; DATE REFERENCE sus~ECT AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTI N pncE NUMBER OF TRINITY BOULEVARD FROM EULESS SOUTH 2 5 10-7-86 C-9902 MAIN STREET TO THE WEST PROPERTY LINE °f OF POST OAK VILLAGE II ADDITION AND INSTALLATION OF 24" WATER MAIN IN TRINITY BOULEVARD AND EULESS SOUTH MAIN STREET C. directing the Transportation and Public Works Department to prepare estimates and amounts to be assessed, D. awarding the contract to Austin Paving Company in the amount of $622,919.30 based on their low bid for street construction, E. making appropriations to cover the indebtedness thereby incurred for improvements of the project described below, and 4, adopt the attached ordinance Adopfied Ordinance Igo. ~%'s~~ A. approving the estimate of costs and amounts proposed to be assessed; and, B. setting November 4, 1986, as the date for the benefit hearing. RACK(;R(111Nn ORIGIN OF PROJECT On April 2, 1984, Yancey Camp Management Company, acting through its Vice President, L. Bradley Camp, executed a Community Facilities Agreement (No. 13924) with the City of Fort Worth for improvements of Trinity Boulevard from Euless South Main Street to the west property line of Post Oak Village II to serve the new addition. The project was approved by City Council on July 31, 1984 (M&C C-8518). Yancey Camp Management Company provided the construction plans, therefore, only the 1% assessment administration cost has been added to the engineering cost. A water main was introduced as part of the project by the Fort Worth Water Department. A 24" water transmission line will increase the water availability in the northeast sections of the City, and accomplish the alternative feed to Post Oak Village II Addition. , PROJECT DESCRIPTION UNIT I 24" WATER MAIN Trinity Boulevard From Euless South Main Street and connecting to existing facilities at the west property line of Post Oak Uillage II. s ee ~~ :< ~' DATE REFERENCE sue~ECr AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTI N PAGE NUMBER OF TRINITY BOULEVARD FROM EULESS SOUTH 3 5 10-7-86 C-9902 AIN STREET TO THE WEST PROPERTY LINE °f OF POST OAK VILLAGE II ADDITION AND INSTALLATION OF 24" WATER MAIN IN TRINITY BOULEVARD AND EULESS SOUTH MAIN STREET Euless South Main Street UNIT II. STREET Trinity Boulevard IMPROVEMENTS From Trinity Boulevard, north, to connect with existing facilities at South Pipeline Road and from Trinity Boulevard South, to connect with existing facilities at Violet Lane LIMITS Euless South Main Street to the West property line of Post Oak Village II ROADWAY 1_IT nTl1 r~rT Double 36 120 Trinity Boulevard is to be improved by constructing a seven-inch thick reinforced concrete pavement with seven-inch high attached concrete curb on a six-inch thick lime stabilized subgrade, so that the roadway will be a double thirty-six foot roadway with a twenty-eight foot wide median on a hundred and twenty foot right-of-way. A twenty-four inch reinforced concrete cylinder pipe water transmission line is to be installed in the public right-of-way. RECEIPT OF BIDS UNIT I BIDDER AMOUNT % of MBE % of WBE *Mid-Cities Construction $274,400.00 2.9 -O- Co Inc. Tri-Tech Construction, Inc. $284,637.00 5.3 -0- Atkins Brothers Equipment $293,359.00 -O- -0- Co., Inc. IIT nTIIOr~f T I DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTI N PAGE NUMBER OF TRINITY BOULEVARD FROM EULESS SOUTH 4 5 - -86 C-9902 MAIN STREET TO THE WEST PROPERTY LINE -- °f OF POST OAK VILLAGE II ADDITION AND INSTALLATION OF 24" WATER MAIN IN TRINITY BOULEVARD AND EULESS SOUTH MAIN STREET Architectural Utilities, Inc. $293,515.60 7.5 -0- Lowell B. Allison $306,102.08 -0- -0- J.L. Bertram Construction $319,343.08 14.1 -0- & Engineering Co., Inc. Circl e C. Construction Co. $332,102.00 -0- -0- L.D. Conatser Contractor $336,483.00 -0- -0- Brown & Blackney, Inc. $416,399.00 -0- -0- *Mid-Cities Construction Company was not prequalified by the Water Department at the time the bids were received for this project. The second low bidder is the Water Department's recommendation for contract award. Tri-Tech Construction, Inc., indicated on their bid that 5 3 percent of the work would be done by an MBE sub-contractor. The City's MBE Coordinator has reviewed the nine bids received and concurs in the recommendation to award to Tri-Tech Construction, Inc., based on the MBE specifications for this particular bid. BIDDER AMOUNT % OF MBE % OF WBE UNIT II Austin Paving Co. $622,919.30 18.0 7.0 SRO Asphalt, Inc. 630,777.08 18.7 -0- Southwestern Contracting Co $644,912 40 18.3 -0- L.H. Lacy, Co. $645,325.38 17.7 -0- J.L. Bertram Construction $667,129 15 6.7 -0- & Engineering Co. Charles Cohen, Inc. $692,025.95 4.0 -0 - & Texas Bitulithic Co. Brown & Blackney, Inc. $711,972.04 -0- -0- Ed Bell Construction, Co. $744,238.25 -0- -0- Mason Construction, Inc. $765,972.36 14.8 -0- Olmos Equipment Co., Inc. $830,605.30 22.0 -0- The low bidder on Unit II, Austin Paving Company, indicated in their bid that 18% of the work would be done by an MBE sub-contractor and 7% by a WBE sub-contractor. The City's MBE Coordinator has reviewed the 10 bids received and concurs in the recommendation of award to the low bidder. 1 ~ ~ T ~.;,~r DATE REFERENCE NUMBER SUBJECT AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTI N PAGE OF TRINITY BOULEVARD FROM EULESS SOUTH 5of 5 10-7-86 C-9902 _ __ OF POST OAK VILLAGE II ADDITION AND INSTALLATION OF 24" WATER MAIN IN TRINITY BOULEVARD AND EULESS SOUTH MAIN STREET PROJECT FINANCING UNIT I• A bond fund transfer will be necessary from Water Capital Improvement Fund 09, Project No. 014006-00, Pipeline Road - 24" Main (in which sufficient funds are available) to Water Capital Improvement Fund 09, Project No. 014010-00, Trinity Boulevard and Euless South Main - 24" Main. Expenditures will be made from Index Code 653519. Funds for the Water Department portion of this construction contract were provided in the 1985/86 C.I.P. UNIT II: For Unit II, Trinity Boulevard, based on the low bid of $622,919.30 for street improvements, $330,212.22 is anticipated to be the property owner's share of the project costs. This amount will be provided by a bond fund transfer from Special Assessments Fund 94, Account No. 009905-00, Special Assessments Unspecified, where sufficient funds are available, to Account No. 036808-00, Trinity Boulevard from Euless South Main Street to the west property line of Post Oak Village II Addition. The cost to the City for street construction is calculated at $292,707,08. A bond fund transfer in this amount is necessary from Street Improvements Fund 21, Project No. 036901-00, Streets in New Additions Unspecified (in which sufficient funds are available) to Project No. 036808-00, Trinity Boulevard to finance the City's share of construction. Sufficient funds are available in Street Improvements Fund 21, Project No. 095102-00, Engineering Salaries, to finance engineering and administrative costs. DAI dg APPROVED Dy CITY C0~1~'~~CIL ir. l~4. ~ ~ Y nn ~~ Ctty Scaz~tcsrg of thq City of Pori W oat.', Taga,~ SUBMITTED FOR THE r, CITY MANAGER'S DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL. PROCESSED BY OFFICE BY ~p ^ APPROVED ORIGINATING ^ OTHER (DESCRIBE) DEPARTMENT HEAD CITY SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT Drol et 7905 DATE