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ORDINANCE NO ~~, ~,~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FIRST "WHEREAS" CLAUSE OF ORDINANCE NO 8155 BY PROVIDING THAT A CONTRACT HAS BEEN MADE AND ENTERED INTO WITH AUSTIN ROAD COMPANY FOR THE IM- PROVEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS AVENUES AND PUBLIC PLACES AS DESCRIBED IN ORDINANCE NO 8155 MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH PRO- VIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TEXAS SECTION I That the first "WHEREAS" Clause of Ordinance No 8155 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows "WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Fort Worth Texas has heretofore ordered that each of the hereinafter de- cribed portions of streets avenues and public places in the City of Fort Worth Texas be improved by raising grading. and filling same and by constructing thereon the following to wit .. _ "Unit I Altamesa Boulevard From Old Granbury Road to east pro- perty line of Lot 10 Block 510 Wedgwood X-LI Addition known and designated as Project No 021-036-543-00 Unit I a six~inch thick hotmix asphaltic concrete pavement on a four-inch thick hotmix asphaltic concrete base with seven-inch. high concrete curb and eighteen-inch. wide concrete gutter so that the finished roadway will consist of two thirty-six foot traffic lanes Left-turn lanes and median openings will be constructed where specified "Unit II Old Granbury Road (east lane) From south property line of Lot 3 Block 500 Wedgwood X-II Addition to Danciger Drive, known and designated as Project No 021-036-543-00 Unit II a seven-inch thick reinforced concrete pavement on a six-inch. thick lime stabi- lized subgrade with seven-inch high. superimposed concrete curb on a thirty- six foot traffic lane Unit III Old Granbury Road (west lane) From Altamesa Boulevard to Danciger Drive, known and designated as Project No 021-036-543-00 Unit III a seven- inch thick reinforced concrete pavement ~. s~ F on a six-inch thick lime stabilized sub- grade with seven-inch high superimposed concrete curb on a thirty-six foot traffic lane "Unit IV Danciger Drive From Old Granbury Road to north pro- perty line of Lot 30 Block 522 Wedgwood X-II Addition known and designated as Project No 021-036-543-00 Unit IV a seven-inch thick hotmix asphaltic concrete pavement on a five-inch thick base course and a two-inch surface course with seven- inch high concrete curb and eighteen-inch wide concrete gutter on a forty-four foot roadway 'Unit V Hastings Drive From Danciger Drive to west property line of Lot 30 Block 522 Wedgwood X-II Addition known and designated as Project No 021-036-543-00 Unit V a five-inch thick hotmix asphaltic concrete pavement on a six-inch thick lime stabilized sub- grade with seven-inch high concrete curb and eighteen-inch wide concrete gutter on a twenty-eight foot roadway 'together with concrete curbs gutters driveways and incidentals to such improvements on proper grade and ~~e where sage a;ze mot 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 Road Company and" SECTION II That this ordinance shall repeal every prior ordinance and provision of the Fort Worth City Code in conflict herewith by only insofar as any portion of such prior ordinance or provi- sion shall be in conflict and as to all other ordinances or provisions of the Fort Worth City Code not in direct conflict herewith this ordinance shall be and is hereby made cumulative SECTION III That all rights or remedies of the City of Fort Worth Texas are expressly saved as to any and all violations of Ordinance No 8155 of the City of Fort Worth or of any amendments -2- -~, thereto which have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance and as to such accrued violations the Court shall have all of the powers that existed prior to the effective date of this ordinance SECTION IV It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections paragraphs sentences clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable and if any phrase clause sentence paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction such unconstitutionality shall not effect any of the remaining phrases clauses sentences paragraphs and section of this ordinance since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in__this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase clause sentence paragraph or section SECTION 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 C~~~ City Attorney --3 - ~~ / pity of 1Fort worth, texas .Mayor cared Councal Conaa~au~eacatioaa. DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Award of Contract - Street and PAGE NUMBER Storm Drainage Improvements 2 ~~/i~/Qn *'*C-5438 T,_~______~ .> Tr .„>~, _ _ 1 of On July 3 1980 bids were received from the following bidders on subject improve- ments Bidder Amount Metro Asphalt Company $ 906,684 20 Austin Road Company $ 965 923 Ol Southwestern Contract Company $1 016 177 90 Ashland-Warren Inc $1 103 150 69 On August 12 1980 (M&C C-5201) a construction contract was awarded to Metro Asphalt Company based on their low bid and September 9, 1980 was set as the date for the benefit hearing On September 9 1980 (M&C G-4682) the City Council closed the benefit hearing and levied the assessments as proposed based on the low bid On August 1 2, 1980 Metro Asphalt Company was notified of the contract being awarded to their firm and was requested to execute the contract documents On August 19 1980 the Public Works Department received a letter dated August 18 1980 from John A Miller & Associates Inc the bonding company for Metro Asphalt Company alleging irregularities in the bid proposal and contract documents as to signatures of firm officials and requested guidance as to correc- tion of same The Department of Law was contacted as to possible corrections, and information was forwarded to the bonding company by letter on August 22 1980 On September 10 1980 the Public Works Director met with Lester W Mathis Presi- dent of Metro Asphalt a member of Metro's bonding company an official of Metro Asphalt Company and a representative from the Department of Law, to discuss the status of the construction contract Mr Mathis and Metro Asphalt Company stated that they would not sign the contract but would however attempt to work out an agreement with the second low bidder, Austin Road Company to accept the contract for Metro's original low bid On October 1 1980 the Department of Law informed the Public Works Department that Metro Asphalt Company and Lester kT Mathis still refused to execute the contract documents on the project On October 27 1980 Mr Mathis called the Public Works Department and stated that he was unable to reach an agreement with Austin Road Company as to the latter accepting the contract for Metro's original bid and that Metro Asphalt Company did not intend to execute the contract or perform the work After further negotiations Austin Road Company has agreed to accept the contract based on the original bid of $906 684 20 as submitted by Metro Asphalt Company with modifications to certain unit prices The adjacent property owners have executed Mechanic's and Materialman's Liens which have been filed at the Tarrant County Deed Records Office for the assess- ments levied on the basis of the original low bid after the September 9 1980 benefit hearing ~ ~'g~ DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT Award of Contract -Street and PAGE NUMBER Storm Drainage Improvements 2 2 g **C-5438 Wed ewood X-II Addition or Recommendations It is recommended that 1 A construction contract be .awarded to ,Austin Road Company based on the negotiated bid of $906, 684 20 and 2 The City Council adopt ordinances ;amending City of Fort Worth Ordinance No 8155 and'~No 8~~64+~t o ~f.lect that the construction contract for the subject improvements is made and entered into with Aust:~3n Road Company GG plg APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ~!~~ ~,~ 198Q Ci ecxetary of tha ' C of ~oxt hoxGh, Tox~q SUBMITTED FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S DISP051TION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY OFFICE BY ~ APPROVED ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT HEAD: ~ p RG~CP~°~ OT~ER (DESCRIBE) ~~~~~ (( e '~ [ y~ ~ t ~ ~ Y CITY SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT J E h J ~ ' ~~'~~~'~ ~~k~i ~ ~ ° ~ ~~ n ones x o t / „ ~ , t O/ n DATE