ORD 1983-25 - IT InformationORDINANCE NO. 83 -25
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE TO
BIDDERS AND NOTICE OF INTENTION '10 ISSUE CERTIFICATESS
OF OBLIGATION FOR ENGINEERING COMPUTER, HARDWARE AND
SOFTWARE; AND MAKING VARIOUS PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY AIL 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 Certificates
of Obligation in substantially the following form:
NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND NOTICE OF INTELsTPION
TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
ENGINEERING COMPUTER, HARDWARE AND SOMME
BID NO. 83-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Huntsville, Texas, is now
accepting sealed bids for an engineering computer, hardware and
software. Bids will be received until 2 P.M., Wednesday, August
3, 1983, 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 Obliga-
tion, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this
notice, at its August 16, 1983 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 advan-
tageous, 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 $90,000.00, 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.
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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 set forth in Section 1 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 UNANIMOUSLY FIRST READING this /f day of L/y , 1983.
PASSED SECOND READING this day of
APPROVED this ,97R day of f , 1983.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Saurf ate_
Scott Bounds, City Attorney
, 1983.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
By
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William N.T. Nash, Mayoi