2005-043-RES AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR UARCO BUILDING TO NEW POLICE, COURT AND JAIL FACILITY
RESOLUTION NO.
2005-043
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND
RECONSTRUCTION AND CONVERSION OF THAT STRUCTURE
FORMERLY REFERRED TO AS THE UARCO BUILDING TO A NEW
POLICE, COURT, AND JAIL FACILITY; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, did heretofore on the 13th day of
May, 2002, in Resolution No. 2002-075, authorize the preparation of plans and specifications for a
project of reconstruction and conversion of that structure formerly known as the UARCO building
to a new police, court, and jail facility; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council did heretofore, on the 24th day of August, 2004, in Resolution
No. 2004-146 approve the plans and specifications for the aforesaid project; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council did heretofore, on the 8th day of November, 2004, in
Resolution No. 2004-199 authorize the City's architect and staff to utilize as an alternative
procurement procedure the selection of a contract for construction services through the use of
competitive sealed proposals in conformance with Section 271.116 of the Local Government Code;
and,
WHEREAS, by adoption of the aforesaid Resolution No. 2004-199, the City Council
likewise authorized the City Manager and his staff to create selection criteria and the weighting of
selection criteria for said competitive sealed proposal process; and,
WHEREAS, the City has received competitive sealed proposals from interested contractors,
has reviewed the aforesaid proposals and weighted the aforesaid proposals in conformance with the
City's selection criteria as required by law; and,
WHEREAS, as a consequence of said procedure, the City has identified the successful
proposer for construction of the aforesaid project; 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 a construction contract for the construction, reconstruction and conversion
of that structure formerly referred to as the UARCO building to a new police, courts, andjail facility
shall be and is hereby authorized for award to Harrison, Walker, & Harper at the negotiated
construction price of $3,892,135.00, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute and the City
Clerk to attest to the aforesaid construction contract.
Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 14tl). day of March, 2005.
ATTEST:
Curtis Fendley, Mayor
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. ce Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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