HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6612 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING ESTIMATES OF THE COST OF IMPROVE-
MENTS AND OF AMOUNTS TO BE ASSESSED FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON A PORTION OF
WEST VICKERY BOULEVARD
AND PORTIONS OF SUNDRY OTHER STREETS, AVENUES AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS; FIXING TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING TO THE
OWNERS OF ABUTTING PROPERTY AND TO ALL OTHERS INTERESTED; DIRECTING
THE CITY SECRETARY TO GIVE NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING; AND DIRECTING THE
CITY SECRETARY TO ENGROSS AND ENROLL THIS ORDINANCE BY COPYING THE
CAPTION OF SAME IN THE MINUTE BOOK OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND BY FILLING
THE COMPLETE ORDINANCE IN THE APPROPRIATE ORDINANCE RECORDS OF THE
CITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, has heretofore ordered that each of the
hereinafter described portions of streets, avenues and public places in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, be im-
proved by raising, grading and filling same and by constructing thereon the following, to-wit:
UNIT II, WEST VICKERY BOULEVARD From Hulen Street to Montgomery Street,
known and designated as Project No. lo4-
230007128, Unit II, a seven-inch thick
reinforced concrete pavement on a six-
inch thick lime stabilized subgrade with
seven-inch high superimposed concrete
curb so that the finished roadway will be
forty-eight feet wide from a point 250'
west of Hopkins Street to a point 120'
east of Chambers Street, thirty feet wide
from 120' east of Chambers Street to inter-
section of Landers Street and Vickery
Boulevard, and forty feet wide from Landers
Street to Montgomery Street and by con-
structing six-inch thick concrete drive-
ways and four-foot wide concrete sidewalk
where specified.
UNIT IIA, LOVELL STREET From Vickery Boulevard to Montgomery Street,
known and designated as Project No. 104-
23000-128, Unit IIA, a seven-inch thick
reinforced concrete pavement on a six-inch
thick lime stabilized:°subgrade with seven-
inch high superimposed concrete curb so
that the finished roadway will be thirty
feet wide from Vickery Boulevard to Landers
Street and forty feet wide from Landers
Street to Montgomery Street and by construct-
ing six-inch thick concrete driveways where
specified.
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together with concrete curbs, gutters, driveways and incidentals to such improvements
on proper grade and line where same are not already so constructed, together with storm
sewers and drains and other necessary incidentals and appurtenances; all of said im-
provements to be constructed as and where shown on the Plans and in strict accordance
with the Plans and Specifications therefor; contract therefore has been made and
entered into with _ AUSTIN RQAD COMPANY ;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, has caused the Public
Works Director to prepare and file estimates of the cost of such improvements and
estimates of the amount per front foot proposed to be assessed against abutting property
and the owners thereof, and such estimates have been examined, NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
I.
Such estimates be, and they are hereby adopted and approved.
II.
It is hereby found and determined that the cost of improvements on each portion of
streets, avenues, and public places hereinafter described, with the amount or amounts
per front foot proposed to be assessed for such improvements against abutting pro-
perty and the owners thereof, are as follows, to-wit:
UNIT II, WEST VICKERY BOULEVARD From Hulen Street to Montgomery Street,
known and designated as Project No. 104-
23000-128.
UNIT IIA, LOVELL STREET From Vickery Boulevard to Montgomery Street,
known and designated as Project No. 104-
23000-128.
The estimated cost of improvements is $ 593-23R-Sfi the estimated amount
per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for superimposed
concrete curb is $ 1.25 ; the estimated amount per front foot to
be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for pavement is $ 15.88 ;
the estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the
owners thereof for 4 foot wide concrete sidewalk is $ 2.88 ; the estimated
amount per square foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for
six-inch thick concrete driveway is $ .88 per square foot; the total
estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners
thereof is $ 2Q.01 _, plus the cost incurred for concrete driveway construction
where specified.
III.
A hearing be given and held by and before the City Council of the City
of Fort Worth, Texas, to all owning or claiming any property abutting upon said
portions of highways, streets, avenues and public places, as well as to all
owning or claiming any interest in any such property. Such hearing shall be
given and held on the 14th day of February , 19 72 , at 9:30 A.14.
in the Council Chamber in the City Hall in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and
the City Secretary is hereby directed to give or cause to be given notice ,of the
time and place of such hearing and of other matters and facts in accordance with
the terms and provisions of an Act passed at the First Called Session of the
Fortieth Legislature of the State of Texas, and known as Chapter 106 of the Acts
of said Session, now being known as Article 1105b of Vernons Texas Civil Statutes
as amended by Acts 1967, 60th Legislature, Page 365, Chapter 176, Section 1,
emergency effective May- 12, 1967. Such notice shall be. by advertisement inserted
at least three (3) times in a newspaper published in the City of Fort Worth,
Texas, the first publication to be made at least twenty-one (21) days before
the date of said hearing. Said notice shall comply with and be in accordance with
the terms and provisions of said Act as amended. The City Secretary is further
directed to give or cause to be given personal notice of the time and place of
such hearing to all owning or claiming any property abutting ori said portions of
highways, streets, avenues and public places, as well as to all owning or claiming
Any interest in any such property. Such personal notice shall be in writing and
shall be given or caused to be given by the City Secretary by depositing such
written notice in the United States, Mail at least fourteen (14) days before the
. date of the hearing, postage prepaid, in envelopes addressed to all persons
owning or claiming any interest in the respective properties abutting the high-
ways, streets, avenues and public places or portions thereof to be improved, as
the names bf such persons are shown on the current rendered tax rolls of the City
of Fort Worth and at the addresses so shown, or if the name of such respective
owners do not appear on such rendered tax rolls, then address to ,such owners as
their names are shown on the current unrendered tax rolls of the City of Fort Worth
at the addresses shown thereon. In those cases in which an owner of property
abutting a highway, street, avenue or public place or portion or portions there-
of which is to be .improved is listed as "unknown" on the then. current City of
Fort Worth tax rolls, or the name of an owner is shown on the City of Fort Worth
tax rolls but no address for such owner is shown,' no notice need be mailed. In
those cases where the owner is shown to be an estate, the mailed notice may be
addressed to such estate. In this connection, the City Secretary shall prepare
and file or cause to be prepared and filed with these proceedings a list of the_
properties to be assessed,, the names of those persons owning or claiming any
interest in said properties to whom the notice was mailed, together with the last
known addresses determined as aforesaid of the respective owners and those per-T
sons owning or claiming any interest in said property.
The City Secretary shall certify that each of the parties in said list whose
address is shown on the then current rendered or unrendered tax rolls of the City
of Fort Worth was mailed a copy .of the notice of hearing and shall further certify
the date or dates on which said notice was mailed. A copy of each notice shall be
attached to such' certificate. The certificate of the City Secretary will be con-
clusive evidence of the facts therein recited.
IV.
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.
V.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage.
Passed and approved this day of 19
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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City Attorney
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G&W” DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Award of Contract - West Vickery PAGk.
J171.72
NUMiER C-2146 Boulevard, Unit II IOf 2
Council action on the project described below is requested.
Project Description
Roadway R.O.W.
Unit Street Limits Width - Feet Feet
II West Vickery Hulen to 150' west of'Landers 48 68
Boulevard
150' west of Landers to 30 50
Landers
Landers to Montgomery 40 60
II-A Lovell Street Vickery to Landers 30 50
Landers to Montgomery 40 60
This project (104-23000-128) is included in the 1970-72 Capital Improvement
Program (C.I.P. A-37) . West Vickery-Boulevard will be widened and improved
by constructing seven-inch thick reinforced concrete pavement on a six-inch
thick lime stabilized subgrade with seven-inch high concrete curb: Six-inch
thick con-crete driveways will be constructed where specified. Four-foot
wide concrete sidewalk will be constructed from Ashland Avenue to Clymer Street
on the north side of the 'street only, -to serve as an integral p-att of I the
proposed retaining wall in this `b-lock. Lovell Street will be realigned,
widened, and improved by constructing seven-inch thick reinforced concrete
pavement on a six-inch thick lime stabilized subgrade with seven-inch high
superimposed concrete curb. Six-itch thick concrete driveways will be
constructed where specified. The paving widths on Lovell and West Vickery
Streets are reduced to 30 feet from 150 feet west of Landers to Landers
based on future one-way traffic flows from this point east.
Submission of Bids
The following bids have been received:
Bidder Amount Bid
Austin Road Company $559,659.21
J. L. Bertram Construction & Engineer-
ing, Inc. 573,269.15
Texas Bitulithic Company 579,591.03
The following contractors took plans, ,but submitted no bids:
Walt Williams Construction Co.
L. Grimes & Co. , Inc.
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Award of Contract - West Vickery PAGE
NUMBER
1/17/72 C-'2146 Boulevard, Unit II 2 of 2
Bids Received: December 30, 1971
Working Days Allotted: 200
Project Cost and Financing
Based on the low bid, approximate-ly-,$170,660.37 will be assessed agailist- abuttin
property owners to be provided `ftr br w-Bond, Fund Transfer from-Revolving Fund
Unspecified. Suf€iciest funds` are�-`available to finance the City```estimated
cost of $422,578.19, for the cost of construction, inspection engineering
salaries, and miscellaneous costs in Project No. 104-23000-128, West Vickery
Boulevard.
Recommendations
It is recommended that:
1) The following bond fund transfers be approved:
Amount From To Reason
$170,660.37 Unspecified Revolving 'West Vickery Boule- To pr6'bfde-funds for
Fund vard Revolving Fund property' 'offers' share
042-09724-901 042-10423-128 of construction cost of .
West Vickery Boulevard,
Unit II
2) An ordinance be adopted:
a) Declaring the necessity for and ordering the improvements;
b) Making provisions for levying of assessments;
c) Directing the Public Works Director to prepare estimates of
costs and amounts to be assessed;
d) Awarding the contract to. Austin Road Company in the amount
of $559,659.21;
e) Making appropriations to cover indebtedness thereby incurred
for improvements of the project named above.
3) An ordinance be adopted;
a) Approving the estimates of costs and amounts proposed to
be assessed; and,
b) Setting February 14, 1972, as the date of the Benefit Hearing.
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Attachments: "A" - Location Map; "B" Engineers' Preliminary Rolls
SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY
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CITY SECRETARY
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DATE
CITY MANAGER ^ 1-1-7-2,2
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