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r .184 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL January 20, 1975 A Special Meeting of the City Council was held on January 20, 1975 at 5:15 P. M. Mayor J. M. Brunette called the meeting to order with the following Councilmen present: Doyle Whitaker, Joe King, Brad Hutchison, W. M. (Dub) Moore, and Sam M. Stone. Also present were City Manager K. R. Sweatt, City Attorney T. K. Haynes, and City Clerk H. C. Greene. Mayro Brunette advised that the purpose of the special Council Meeting was to con- sider an FAA grant offer for airport improvements and to consider award of a con- tract for airport improvements. •. City Manager Sweatt advised the Council that as of this date, no grant offer had been received from FAA. City Manager Sweatt advised the Council that bids were received on November 20, 1974 for the north -south runway extension and related improvements, as follows: CONTRACTOR BASE BID ALTERNATE A Buster Construction Company 494,311.30 34,381.18 Crookham & Vessels, Inc. 438,071.82 28,258.44 McKnight Construction Co. 719,235.96 - 53,678.70 Mr. Carroll Finklea, representing consulting engineers, Shimek, Roming, Jacobs & Finklea, appeared before the Council, stating that the specifications for sub -base on the runways could be amended and the turn - arounds and drainage pipe under the runway could be eliminated, bringing the project into funding amounts. City Manager Sweatt advised the total project estimated cost was $413,800.00 with the grant hopefully being provided from FAA in the amount of $310,350.00, a grant from the Texas Aeronautical Commission in the amount of $50,000.00, with the City providing $53,450.00 and funding of additional non - participating items of an ad- ditional $4,250.00. Resolution No. 1658, awarding the contract for improvements at Cox Field to Crook - ham & Vessels, Inc. and authorizing the mayor to enter into a contract in behalf of the City of Paris in the amount of $336,839.25 (base bid less modifications), was presented. A motion was made by Councilman Whitaker and seconded by Councilman King that the resolution be adopted. The motion carried: 6 ayes, 0 nays.