1966-033 ORDINANCE NO. ~ ~ ~
ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE TO BIDDERS
THE STATE OF TEXAS ~
COUNTY OF DENTON ~
CITY OF DENTON ~
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
1. That the City Secretary of the City of Denton, Texas,
is hereby authorized and directed to ~ssue a Not,ce to B~dders
in substantially the following form
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed proposals addressed to the City of Denton, Denton
County, Texas, will be received at the Off,ce of the City
Secretary, C~ty Hall, Denton, Texas, until 10 00 A.M., C S T ,
October 13, 1966, for constructing ~mprovements at the City's
Municipal Airport as follows
Contract A For Constructing One (1)
Metal A~rplane
Hangar with
Off,ce Space
Contract B For Constructing Ten (10)
Metal Airplane
"T - Hangars"
Contracts "A" and "B" will be awarded separately, but Bidders
are lnvlted to bid for either or both of said contracts
Bidders must submit with their b~ds a Cashiers or Certlf~ed
Check payable to or endorsed, w~thout recourse, to the City of
Denton, Texas, ~n the amount of $4,500 for Contract A and
$1,750 for Contract B, or submit a Proposal Bond ~n the same
amounts from a reliable Surety Company, as a guarantee that
B~dder w~ll enter lnto a contract and execute the required bond
and guarantee w~thln five (5) days after notlce of award of
contract to h~m Bids without check or Proposal Bond will ~ot
be considered.
In accordance with Article 5159(a) V A.T S the successful
B~dder will be required to furnish not only a Performance Bond
· n the amount of the contract, but also a Payment Bond in the
amount of the oontract, for the protection of all claimants
supplying labor and materials as defined ~n said law. The bonds
must be exeouted by an approved Surety Company holding a permit
from the State of Texas to act as Surety, and acceptable accord-
· ng to the latest l~st of companies holding cert~flcates of
authority from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States,
or other Surety or Sureties acceptable to the C~ty
All prices must he stated in both scrlpt and figures The City
reserves the right to re3ect an~ or all b~ds and to waive
formallt~es In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stat-
lng the price ~n the b~s, the City reserves the r~ght to con-
s~der the most advantageous construction thereof, or to reject
the b~d Unreasonable or unbalanced prices w~ll be considered
sufficient cause for re]ect~on of any hid or b~ds
Bidders are expected to inspect the site of the work and to
form themselves regarding local conditions and conditions under
which the work is to be done
Not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of
similar character in the City of Denton, and County of Denton,
and not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages
for legal holidays, Saturdays, Sundays, and overtime work shall
be pa~d to all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed in
connection with the foregoing Contracts
The Czty Council of the City of Denton has ascertained and here
specifies such general prevallzng rate of per diem wages
said City and County to be as follows
Mechanic, Workman or Prevailing (8 hour
Type of Craft or Laborer Hourly Rate day)
Asphalt Heaterman $1.50
Asphalt Raker 1 75
Asphalt Shoveler 1 50
Batchlng Plant Scaleman 1 60
Carpenter 2 50
Carpenter Helper 1 75
Concrete Flnzsher 2 25
Concrete Finisher Helper 1 75
Form BulldeK (Structures) 2.25
Form Builder Helper (Structures) 2 00
Form Setter (Structures) 2 25
Form Setter Helper (Structures) 2.00
Laborer, Common 1 45
Laborer, Utllzty Man 1.50
Mechanic 2 50
Mechanic Helper 1 75
Oiler 1 75
Painter (Structures) 2.25
Painter Helper (Structures) 1 90
Pipe Layer (Concrete & Clay) 1 95
Pipe Layer Helper (Concrete & Clay) 1.60
Power Equipment Operators
Asphalt Distributor 2 00
Asphalt Paving Machine 2 00
Bulldozer, Over 80 H.P. 2.50
Crane, Clamshell, Backhoe, Derrick,
Dragllne, Shovel (less than 1½ C Y ) 2 50
Crane, Clamshell, Backhoe, Derrick,
Dragllne, Shovel (1½ C.Y. and Over) 2 75
Electricians 3.75
Cement Masons 3 20
Glaziers 2 00
Plumbers 2 75
Sheet Metal Workers 2 88
Foundation Drill Operator (Crawler Mounted) 3.00
Foundation Drill Operator (Truck Mounted) 3 00
Foundation Drill Operator Helper 2 00
Front End Loader (1 C.Y. and Less) 2 00
Front End Loader (Over 1 C.Y ) 2.25
Mixer (Over 16 C.F.) 2 40
Mixer (Concrete Paving) 2.50
Motor Grader Operator, Fine Grade 2 50
Concrete Paving Saw 1 75
Mechanic, Workman or Prevailing (8 hour
Type of Craft or Laborer Hour Rate day)
Motor Grader Operator $2.35
Roller, Steel Wheel (Pla~t-Mlx Pavement) 2 00
Roller, Steel Wheel (Other) 1 75
Roller, Pneumatic (Self-Propelled) 1 50
Scrapers (Over 7 C Y.) 2.50
Side Boom 2 35
Tractor (Crawler Type) 80 H.P and less 1 50
Tractor (Crawler Type) Over 80 H P 2.50
Tractor (Pneumatic) 80 H.P and less 1 50
Tractor (Pneumatic) Over 80 H P 1.75
Trenching Machine, light 2 35
Trenching Machine, Heavy 3 50
Reinforcing Steel Setter (Paving) 1 50
Re~nforclng Steel Setter (Structures) 1 80
Re~nforclng Steel Setter Helper 1 50
Steel Worker (Structural) 2.60
Steel Worker Helper (Structural) 2 00
Spreader Box Man 1175~
Truck Dr~vers
Single Axle, L~ght 1 50
S~ngle Axle, Heavy 1.50
Tandem Axle or Semitrailer 1.50
Winch 1 75
Vibrator Man (Hand Type) 1 40
Welder 3 00
15~ of the foregoing rates for Sundays, legal Holidays, and
overtime work
Instructions to Bidders, Proposal Forms, SpecifIcations, Plans
and Contract Documents may be examined at the off~ce of the C~ty
Secretary, City Hall, Denton, Texas, and copies of said ~nstru-
ments may be obtained from said City Secretary, upon depgslt
of $5 00 as a guarantee of the safe return of the plans and
specifications
Said deposit will be returned provided
(1) The Bidder returns the plans and specifications
within 72 hours after the bid date, OR
(2) The Non-Bidder returns the plans and specifications
in good condition 72 hours prior to h~d date,
Otherwise the entire $5.00 deposit will be forfeited and no re-
fund made
Suppliers may obtain Specifications and Plans at the address
stated above upon deposit of Five ($5.00) Dollars, which sum
is non-refundable
It is the ~ntentlon of the City Council of the City of Denton
to issue the time warrants of the City of Denton for payment of
a part oF of all the Contracts to be made pursuant to this
Notice, and to pay part oF all of the Engineer's fees in con-
nectlon therewith The maximum amount of t~me warrant indebted-
ness to be incurred for said purposes shall be $125,000, the
maximum rate of interest such time warrants are to bear is
4½% per annum, and the maximum maturity date thereof shall be
1986 The City has obtained a commitment f~om a bank for the
purchase of said time warmants from the Contractor, so that
said warrants shall be delivered to the Contractor and the
Contractor will immediately deliver said warrants to such bank
and receive in cash the par value therefor.
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
BY BROOKS HOLT~
CITY SECRETARY
2. The City Council has ascertained and hereby finds
that the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the City
of Denton and in Denton County, for work similar to that to
be performed under the Contracts to be awarded pursuant to the
foregoing Notice is as set out in the foregoing Not~ce
3 Said Notice shall be published in a newspaper of
general circulatIon published within %he C~ty of Denton, on the
same day of each of two consecutive weeks, the flrstpubllcatlon
being at least fourteen (14) full days prior to the date set
for receiving bids as shown in the foregoing Not~ce
CERTIFICATE FOR
ORDINANCE DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE TO BIDDERS
THE STATE OF TEXAS ~
COUNTY OF DENTON ~
CITY OF DENTON ~
Wee the undersigned officers of said City, hereby certify
as follows
1. The City Council of sa~d C~ty convened ~n
REGULAR MEETING ON THE 27TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1966,
at the Mun~clpal Building, and the roll was called of the duly
constituted officers and members of sa~d Caty Council, to wat
Brooks Holt, City Secretary Warren Wh~tson, Jr , Mayor
Howard Gentry Frank A Camp, Jr
Fred H Minor L A Nelson
and all of saad persons were present, except the followang
absentees ~/~ ~/~c- ,
thus constl~utang a quorum1 Whereupon, among other bus~ness,
the followzng was transacted at saad Meetzng a wrztten
OP~INANCE DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE TO BIDDERS
was duly introduced for the conszderataon of saad Caty Counczl
and read in full It was then duly moved and seconded that
saad Ordinance he passed, and, after due dascusszon, sa~d
motion, carryang wath ~t the passage of sazd Ordinance, pre-
vazled and carried by the following vote
AYES Ail members of sazd Czty Council
shown present above voted "Aye"
NOES None
2. That a true, full, and correct copy of the aforesaid
Ordanance passed at the Meetang described an the above and fore-
going paragraph as attached to and follows this Cert~facate,
that saad Ordinance has been duly recorded an saad C~ty Council's
manures of said Meeting, that the above and foregoang paragraph
is a true, full, and correct excerpt from saad Czty Councal's
m~nutes of sazd Meetang pertaining to the passage of sazd Ordi-
nance, that the persons named ~n the above and foregoing para-
graph are the duly chosen, quallfzed, and acting officers and
me~0ers of sazd C~ty Council as ~ndacated therean, and that each
of the officers and members of saad C~ty Council was duly and
sufficaently notafled officially and personally, in advance, of
the tame, place, and purpose of the aforesaad Meeting, and that
said Ordinance would be ~ntroduced and consadered for passage
at sald Meeting, and each of sa~d Offacers and members consented,
in advance, to the holding of sa~d Meetmng for such purpose
3. That the Mayor of said C~ty has approved, and hereby
approves, the afore~azd Orda~ance, that the Mayor and the Caty
Secretary of sald Czty have duly sagned sa~d Ordinance, and that
the Mayor and the City Secretary of sa~d C~ty hereby declare that
their s~gn~ng of this Certificate shall constatute the szgnang
of the~attached and following copy of saad Ordanance for all
purposeS
day of September, 1966
City Secretary Mayor
(SEAL) ........................
I, the un derslgned, Caty Attorney of the City of Denton,
Texas, hereby certify that I approved as to legalaty the attached
and following Ordinance praor to ~ts passage as aforesaad
/--~aty Attorney