ORD 1981-52 - CO Refuse TruckORDINANCE NO. 81 -52
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE TO
BIDDERS AND NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE
CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION FOR FRONT LOADING
REFUSE TRUCK, CAB CHASSIS AND PACKER BODY; 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 Certificates of Obligation in
substantially the following form:
NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND NOTICE OF INTENTION
TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
FOR FRONT LOADING REFUSE TRUCK,
CAB CHASSIS AND PACKER BODY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the City of Huntsville,
Texas, is now accepting sealed bids for a cab chassis
and a packer body for a front loading refuse truck.
Bids will be received until 2 PM, September 23, 1981 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 September
29, 1981 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 $84,000.00,
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.
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 8 day o
PASSED SECOND READING THIS day of
APPROVED THIS 814 day of 4 / 9,?/.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
Ruth DeShaw, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Scott Bounds, City Attorney
BY
Mayor