2000-152-RES APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR

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RESOLUTION NO. 2000-152 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DRIVE EXTENSION PROJECT FROM 6TH STREET N.E. WEST TO N. MAIN STREET; AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR SAID CONSTRUCTION; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council ofthe City of Paris did heretofore, on the 10th day of October, 1988, authorize a project of construction to be known as Martin Luther King Extension from 6th Street N.E. west to N. Main Street; and, WHEREAS, on the 4th day of June, 1992, in Resolution No. 92-040, the City Council authorized the City Attorney to proceed with the procurement of right-of-way for such construction project, and said right-of-way has been procured; and, WHEREAS, plans and specifications have been prepared for the construction of said project by Earl Smith, City Engineer, with the title being given thereto of the "Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Extension from 6th Street N.E. west to N. Main Street Project," which plans and specifications are recommended for approval by the City Engineer of the City of Paris; and, WHEREAS, it is deemed appropriate that such plans and specifications be approved and that such project be authorized for advertisement for bids; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the plans and specifications for the "Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Extension from 6th Street N.E. west to N. Main Street Project" be, and the same are hereby, approved. Section 3. That such construction project be advertised in accordance with state law, bids to be received at the office of the City Manager of the City of Paris, City Hall, 135 1st Street S.E., Paris, Texas 75460, until 3:00 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 2000, at which time said bids will be opened in the Paris Junior College Applied Technology Building, Room 1016, 2400 Clarksville, Paris, Lamar County, Texas, and bids will be tabulated and presented to the City Council on the lIth day of December, 2000, or as soon thereafter as possible, for the purpose of letting such bid. Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.