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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
HLn EN STREET
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 FILING
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.
HULEN STREET From Oakmont Parkway to North 2231 Feet., to be improved
with seven-inch thick concrete pavement with seven-inch
_ high superimposed concrete curb on a six-inch thick lime
'' stabilized subgrade, so that the finished roadway will
consist of two thirty-six feet wide traffic lanes with
a twenty-eight feet wide median. Seven-inch thick con-
1 Crete turn lanes .and median openings will be constructed
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 a~
entered into with ~T. L. Bertram Construction & Engineering, Inc.
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 exaarined, 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:
HULEN STREET From Oakmont Parkway to North 2231 Feet, known
and designated as Project No. 029-036687.
The estimated cost of improvements is $ 755_,_49.27 the estimated amount
par front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for
concrete curb and gutter is $ 1_~R the estimated amount per front foot to
be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for pavement is $ 43.73 ;
the estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the
owners thereof for -~- wide concrete sidewalk is $ _~_ the estimated
amount per square foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners thereof for
six-inch thick concrete driveway is $ -0- per square foot, the total
estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against abutting property and the owners
thereof is $ '111:6.0 * , plus the cost incurred for concrete driveway construction
where specified
* INCLUDES: R.O.W. Preparation.. $16.05 Top Soil & Seeding....$2.28
Storm Drain..........$55.50 Street Lights &.......$2.66
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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 5th day of Avril 19 8~_, at 7:3Q PAM.,
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 Vernon°s Texas Civil Statutes
as amended by Acts 1967, 6Uth 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 previsions 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 on 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, ict envelopes addressed to all persons
owning or claiming any intexest 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 ta•x 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°1 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 trolls 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,
sons owning or claiming any intexest 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.
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IV
The City Secretary is hereby directed to engross and enroll this ordinance
by copying the caption of same in the Minute Boak of the City Council and by
filing the complete ordinance in the appropriate Ordinance Records of this City.
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This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage
Passed and approved this__J~"~' day of 19~_
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
ity ttorney
CASTER Fl~a.~-
CITY MANAGER•11
ACCOUNTING•2
TRANSPORT
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DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Award of Contract - Hulen Street PAGE
NUMBER
3/8/83 Improvements from Oakmont Parkway 2
~~*C-6798 to 2231 Feet North i °f
--~ - City C~nncTl action is requested on Project No. 029-036-687-00, as described
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_ _ _ u_1eri --- - Oakmont Parkway 2-36' Lanes 120
.-- Street to 2231' North W/28' Median
Origin of Project
-~== In June 19-82, the Developer/Owner of property on both sides of the above
~- segment of.Hulen Street requested the street be improved on an assessment basis
and on June 15, 1982, furnished the City with a letter of agreement to
assessments being based on the City's Development Policy as pertains to an
interior street to a development. On August 17, 1982 (M&C C-6447), the City
Council authorized an engineering contract with Gordon Swift, Consulting
Engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the project.
Improvements
Improvements will consist of constructing major thoroughfare grade concrete
pavement with concrete curb complete with turn lanes and median openings where
required. Storm drain facilities will consist of approximately 685 feet of
concrete culvert, plus 825 feet of concrete pipe and appurtenances. Upon
completion of this project, Hulen Street will be a continuous double 36' wide
boulevard from I-20 to Old Granbury Road.
Receipt of Bids
_~~ The project was advertised for bids on January 27 and February 3, 1983, and the
following bids were received on February 17, 1983, with 125 working days
allotted to complete the project.
Bidder Amount
J. L. Bertram Const. & Eng., Inc. $ 706,070.35
Texas Bitulithic Company 835,617.33
L. H. Lacy Company 851,136.84
Southwestern Contracting Co. 855,227.95
Atkins Bros. Equip. Co., Inc. 859,369.30
Austin Road Company 884,928.38
Bill Shannon, Inc. 1,195,886.15
Project Cost and Financing
In accordance with Section IV, V and VIII of the Development Policy in effect
at the time this project was initiated and the low bid, cost (assessments) to
the property owner is approximately $474,509.40, which will be provided for by
a bond fund transfer from the "Revolving Fund Unspecified" account. In
addition, the property owner has requested two additional median openings, with
turn-lanes, which will lead to future developments, the cost of which is
$21,490.92 and will be paid in cash prior to the contract award as agreed. The
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DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Award of Contract - Hulen Street PAGE
3/8/83 NUMBER
**C-6798
Improvements from Oakmont Parkwa
to 2231 North
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owner has also agreed to pay fifty percent of his assessment within thirty days
after completion of the project and acceptance by the City Council. The
remainder will be paid in five equal installments over a four year and one
month period with eight percent per annum interest added to the unpaid balance.
Cost to the City for construction is approximately $231,560.95, plus $49,424.92
(7%) engineering. Sufficient funds are available in the project account for the
City's engineering costs. However, a bond fund transfer is required from the
"Streets In New Additions Unspecified" account for the City's construction
cost.
Recommendations
It is recommended that
1. The following bond fund transfers be approved:
From To Amount Reason
094-009-901-00 094-0036-687-00 $474,509.40 To provide funds for
Revolving Fund Hulen Street the property owners
Unspecified Oakmont Parkway share of construction
to 2231' North cost.
029-036-901-00 029-036-687-00 $250,000.00 To provide funds for
Streets In New Hulen Street the City's cost of
Addns. Unspecified Oakmont Parkway construction.
to 2231' North
2. An ordinance be adopted: ADOPTED ORDINANCE N0. ~' ~s~
A. Declaring the necessity for and ordering the improvements;
B. Making provisions for levying assessments,
C. Directing the Transportation and Public Works Department to prepare
estimates of costs and amounts to be assessed,
D. Awarding the contract to J. L. Bertram Construction & Engineering,
Inc., in the amount of $706,070.35 based on its low bid,
E. Making appropriations to cover the indebtedness thereby incurred for
improvements of the project named above, and
3. An ordinance be adopted:ADOPTED ORDINANCE N0. ~''7S7
A. Approving the estimates of costs and amounts proposed to be assessed,
and .
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B. Setting April 5, 1983, as the date for the benef~QP~g~Y
~iTY COUNCIL
DAI:dh MAR ~ 1983
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DEPARTMENT HEAD Gary Santerre (] OTHER (DESCRIBE)
CITY SECRETARY
FOR ADDITIONAL IN FORMATI~vdell Schmidt Ext. 7805 DATE
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