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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 8848 N ORDINANCE NO.~~g AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING THE NECESSITY FOR AND ORDERING AND PROVIDING FOR '~'~ THE IMPROVEMENT OF A PORTION ~F NORTH HAMPSHIRE BOULEVARD AND PORTIONS OF .SUNDRY OTHER STREETS, AVENUES AND PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS; LETTING CON- TRACT TO APAC-TEXAS, INC., FORT WORTH DIVISION AND FOR THE MAKING AND CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AND AUTHORIZING ITS EXECU- TION; MAKING APPROPRIATIONa FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE INDEBTEDNESS THEREBY INCURRED, MAKING PROVISIONS FOR THE LEVYING OF ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTIES AND THE OWNERS THEREOF FOR A PART OF THE COST OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ISSUANCE OF ASSIGNABLE CERTIFICATES IN EVIDENCE OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS; DIRECTING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OF THE CITY TO PRE- PARE ESTIMATES; DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO FILE A NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, DECLAR- ING THAT THIS ORDINANCE AND ALL SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO SAID STREET IMPROVEMENT ARE AND SHALL BE PURSUANT TO THE ACT OF THE FIRST CALLED SESSION OF THE FORTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, CHAPTER 106; COMMONLY KNOWN AS ARTICLE 1105b OF VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES AS AMENDED BY ACTS 1967, 60TH LEGISLATURE, PAGE 365, CHAPTER 17b, SECTION 1, EMERGENCY EFFECTIVE MAY 12, 1967, AND DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO ENGROSS AND EN- ROLL THIS ORDINANCE BY COPYING 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, THAT• 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: NORTH HAMPSHIRE BOULEVARD From Tierney Road to Joseph Lane, known and designated as Project No. 029-024304-00. r ~~ 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 NORTH HAMPSHIRE BOULEVARD From Tierney Road to Joseph Lane, known and designated as Project No. 029-024304-00, a five-inch thick hot-mix asphaltic concrete pavement with seven-inch high concrete curb and eighteen-inch wide concrete gutter on a six-inch thick lime stabilized sub grade, so that the finished roadway will be thirty feet wide. Six-inch thick concrete driveway ap- proaches will be constructed where specified. 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 wank. 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, TexaB, and under which law these proceedings are taken and had. IR. Each 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 an<! the a8aessmenta against the property shall be valid XI The Director of Public Works of the City or 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 filt 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 Acta of said Seas ion of the Legislature, said Act having been passed in the year 1930, and now known as Article 1220a of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes XIII The City Secretary is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the caption of same in the Hirsute 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 frooa and after the date of its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS /~ ~~ DAY OF u.J , 19~. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ~"~-City Attorney ^~ ~«~ .. MAST'ER'FFLE~L' ~~~tNl ®~ Jl ~® 4~ •V ~N ~~~ ~~L~~~Y C11'Y MANAGEft•71 ./ V1L ~LW ®~ '~+~~~+tY ~®~LiV U IV~~IV ~®~ u ~'U Y W tVW~~NJR.IVtV~® U tV ACCOUNTING•2 ~HIY.'i p'VR 1/111V1 YVOVw .v vn..w.N DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Award of Contract - Assessment PAGE N~U~MBER Pavin of Ham shire Boulevard 2 6/14/83 C-6939 g P iof ~" `T'- -City"Council action is requested on Project No. 029-024-304-00, as decribed ~~ ~~ _below;_ ~_ ~. - ~ - Roadway R.0 .W . -"'"-~ Street Limits Width - Feet Width - Feet _, ^_~~ North Hampshire Tierney Road 30 50 ..Boulevard to Joseph Lane Origin of Project On September $, 1981, the Transportation and Public Works Department received a paving petition signed by the owners of 59.6% of the land adjacent to the above segment of North Hampshire Boulevard, requesting the street be improved on the assessment basis. On March 16, 1982 (M&C G-5249), the City Council authorized the Director of Transportation and Public Works to design the project with in-house forces and advertise for bids. Improvements Improvements consist of constructing new residential grade hot-mix asphaltic concrete pavement with concrete curb and gutter and concrete driveway approaches where required. Storm drain improvements consist of replacing ten deteriorated inlets to upgrade the existing storm drain system. Receipt of Bids The project was advertised for bids on April 28 and May 5, 1983, and the following bids were received on May 19, 1983, with 44 working days allotted to complete the project. Bidder Amount APAC-Texas, Inc. $175,381.09 L. Grimes & Co., Inc. 180,845.62 Stolaruk Corp. 198,227.90 Austin Road Company 221,851.15 M.A. Vinson, Constr. Co., Inc. 224,144.16 Project Cost and Financing In accordance with Standard City Policy in effect at the time this project was approved by the City Council, cost (assessments) to the adjacent property owners is approximately $64,968.24. Funding for the property owners cost will be provided for by a bond fund transfer from the "Revolving Fund Unspecified". •~i ~ t! DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Award of Contract - Assessment PAGE 6f 14/$3 NUMBER ~*C-b939 Paving of Hampshire Boulevard _2 0~ Cost to the City for street construction is approximately $89,037.85 and $21,375.00 for Storm Drain cost, plus $26,307.1b (15%) engineering. Bond fund transfers are required from the "Assessment Paving Unspecified" account to provide for the City's construction cost and from the "Engineering Unspecified" account to supplement the engineering funds in the project account to provide for construction inspection, testing, and administrative costs. Recommendations It is recommended that: 1. The following bond fund transfers be approved: j From To Amount Reason 094-009-901-00 094-024-304-00 $ 64,968.24 Provide for property Revolving Fund N. Hampshire Blvd. owners share of con- Unspecified Tierney Road to struction cost. Joseph Lane 029-024-901-00 029-024-304-00 $115,000.00 Provide for the City's Assessment Paving N. Hampshire Blvd. construction cost. Unspecified Tierney Road to Joseph Lane 029-095-901-00 029-024-304-00 $ 10,000.00 To supplement engineer- Engineering N. Hampshire Blvd. ing funds in the pro- Unspecified Tierney Road to ject account. Joseph Lane 2. Adopt an ordinance to ADOPTED OR~JINAr~CE NO ~~~g A. Declare the necessity for and order the improvements, B. Make provisions for levying assessments, C. Direct the Transportation and Public Works Department to prepare estimates of costs and amounts to be assessed, D. Award the contract to APAC-Texas, Inc., (Fort Worth Division), in the amount of $175,381.09 based on its low bid, E. Make appropriations to cover the indebtedness thereby incurred for improvements of the project named above, and 3. An ordinance be adopted ADOPTED ORDINANCE N0. ~~~~ A. Approving the estimates of costs and amounts ~~~ be assessed, ^n and ~ T ~~~ ~ B. Setting July 12, 1983, as the date for the be t ~ DAI • d l ~,e~ ,~$~ ~ u N // ~~~~ r SUBMITTED FOR THE'"" CITY MANAGER'S r % ~ ~ ~ ~~~+++J,~ g8,G ~1 DISPO5ITFuI~`6~~1 ~?~,)~UR~LOE t11B ' PROCESSED BY C ~~..~ ~ OFFICE BY J ~{~,( f ~ ~Af'PWtC~7~EDWA~ ~ ORIGINATING ^ OTHER (DESCRIBE) DEPARTMENT HEAD• Gary Santerre CITY SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFO~IyATJQN CONTACT C e 1 Schmidt EXt. 7805 DATE