ORD 1987-37 - Garbage Truck Sanitation, Issues COB 11-10-1987ORDINANCE NO. 87 -37
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE TO
BIDDERS AND NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES
OF OBLIGATION FOR A REAR LOADING GARBAGE TRUCK, AND
MAKING VARIOUS PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that:
Section 1: The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause to
be published a notice to bidders and notice to issue Certificated
of Obligation in substantially the following form:
NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND NOTICE OF INTENTION
TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
A REAR LOADING GARBAGE TRUCK
BID NO. 88 -2.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Huntsville, Texas, is now
accepting sealed bids for a rear loading garbage truck. Bids will
be received until 2 P.M., Monday, November 30, 1987, in the City of
Huntsville Council Chambers, 1212 Avenue M. The City Council
tentatively proposes to let a contract for such purpose and to
authorize issuance of Certificates of Obligation, in accordance
with the terms and provisions of this notice, at its Tuesday,
December 1, 1987, meeting or at a subsequent meeting of the City
Council in City Hall.
Copies of specifications are on file and may be obtained or
examined at the office of the Purchasing Department of the City at
the City Service Center, 80 Highway 75 North.
The City reserves the right to accept any bid deemed most
advantageous, including alternates, to reject any or all bids, and
to waive any informality.
It is the intention of the City to pay all or any part of any
contractual obligation to be incurred for such purchases by the
issuance of Certificates of Obligation of the City pursuant to
Texas Revised Civil Statutes Art. 2368a.1 and payable from City ad
valorem taxes, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of
$57,000, bearing interest at a rate not in excess of that
prescribed by Texas Revised Civil Statutes Art. 717k -2, and
maturing over a period of years not to exceed 20 years from the
date thereof.
The successful bidder will be required to accept such Certificates
of Obligation in payment of all or any part of the contract price.
The City Council has made provisions for each contractor to sell
and assign such Certificates of Obligation and each bidder is
required to elect whether he will accept such Certificate in
payment of all or a part of the contract price, or assign such
certificates in accordance with such arrangements.
Section 2: The notice shall be published once a week for two (2) consecutive
weeks in a paper that is of general circulation in the City of
Huntsville and that has been duly designated as the official
newspaper of the City. The date of first publication shall not be
less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date set in said notice
for the receipt of bids by Council.
Section 3: For the reasons set forth in the notice of meeting posted as the
agenda on which this Ordinance was considered, a public emergency
and imperative necessity exist for this Ordinance to be passed and
take effect and be in full force and effect immediately after its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
del
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Scott Bou ds, City Attorney
1987.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
By:
Monday, ayor