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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13781c y-,. ,~ Ordinance No A ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF FORT WORTH ORDINANCE NO. 13471 BY AMENDING ATTACHMENT 1; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1 Section I of Attachment 1 to City of Fort Worth Ordinance No 13471 is hereby amended by adding a definition for "Combined contract", which definition shall be and read as follows " 30 "Combined Contract" means a construction contract which includes paving and/or drainage elements of construction AND water and/or sanitary sewer construction elements, but does not include a standard water and/or sanitary sewer contract where the pavement is temporarily or permanently repaired and that repair is not a separate unit. Section 2 Attachment 1 to City of Fort Worth Ordinance No 13471 is hereby amended by adding a new XII, which shall be and read as follows XII. COMBINED CONTRACTS A. For Combined Contracts, the offeror shall list all first and second tier subcontracting and/or supplier opportunities. B All other provisions of this Attachment 1 apply to Combined Contracts. Section 3 Paragraph 4 of Article III, Counting MBE/WBE Participation is amended to be and read as follows 4 Documentation required under either paragraph 2 or 3 above must be received by the Managing Department within five (5) City business days, exclusive of the date that the offeror was ruled non-responsive. If the documentation is not received within the stated time, the offeror shall be deemed to have withdrawn its bid. The Crty will not communicate with another offeror regarding award of the contract until five (5) Crty business days after the original offer has been ruled non-responsive. • ~H _ 'n Section 4 That this ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed. Section 5 It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clause 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 ~unsdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the Crty Council without the incorporation m this ordinance of any unconstrtuhonal phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section. Section 6 This ordinance shall take effect and be m full force and effect from and after rts passage, and it is so ordained. L~ Assistant /ity Attorney Date `f~+~~`~9 ADOPTED ~ --v~ 7 -~1~J EFFECTIVE /~ -~ 7-~9 City of Fort Worth, Texas M'Ayar And Council CammunicAtion DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 4/27/99 G-12546 02MWBE 1 of 1 SUBJECT AMEND MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE ORDINANCE NO 13471 RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council 1 Adopt the attached Ordinance amending the Minority and Women Business Enterprise (M/V1/BE) Ordinance No 13471, and 2 Extend the review of the current Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance until September 1999, to allow for the completion of the Availability and Disparity Study and a thorough review by the City Manager and the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Advisory Committee (MWBEAC) DISCUSSION On February 23, 1999, staff briefed the City Council on the impact of M/WBE participation when street and/or storm drainage projects are combined with water and/or sanitary sewer projects Staff is proposing to combine street with water and sewer projects using one prime contractor in an effort to minimize the impact on neighborhoods, provide scheduling efficiencies and increase completion rates. However, under the City's current M/WBE Ordinance, combined projects may reduce the M/WBE participation The recommended amendment will add a definition for these specific projects and require Good Faith Effort documentation for both first and second tier subcontracting opportunities These changes will address the M/WBE participation concerns The MWBEAC was briefed by staff in March 1999 and voted to recommend the suggested change to the Ordinance Due to new appointments to the MWBEAC and additional information needed for the Availability and Disparity Study, an extension of the Ordinance review is requested FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Finance Director certifies that this action will not have any material effect on City funds RGj Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by (to) ~ Ramon Guajardo 6103 i~ t t``rn ~ Originating Department Head: ~ ~Vi~V ., . Sundra Davis 6104 (from) A~ ~ ~ .,. Additional Information Contact: ~~-~ Clb Soctatxt~ at tlao Sundra Davis 6104 City at Foti Wortlf. ~~ ~ 3'~~ ~ o~a~al~. ~o. ..