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Wichita Falls, Texas
Memorial Auditorium Building
July 8, 1969
Items 1 $ 2
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, met in called session
on the above date in the Council Room of the Memorial Auditorium Building at 11:00
o'clock A.M. , with the following members present:
Kenneth Hill Mayor
Don Wills X
Harrison E. Taylor X
Larry Lambert X Aldermen
Dick Darner X
Gerald Fox City Manager
If. P. Hodge, Jr. City Attorney
Wilma J. Thomas City Clerk
Max Kruger Absent
Cletus C. Schenk Absent
The invocation was given by Alderman Taylor
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Mayor Hill stated that they had met to consider bids on the City-County Health
Center.
City Manager Gerald Fox explained that bids were opened on June 20, and that
the low bidder was M. A. Vordenbaum in the amount of $790,281.00. The original est-
imate had been set at $660,000; therefore, they had to consider some alternates
and investigate the possibility of additional funds. It was found that the city
can contribute an additional $10,000 from interest earned from investments. The
County will also contribute $10,000, and the Federal Government has indicated appr-
oval of an additional $20,000 from Hill-Burton funds. He further explained that
they are attempting to reduce the overall contract including fixed equipment to
$700,000.
Don Read, of Pardue, Read, and Dice, explained that in reducing the contract
price from $790,281 to $700,000 it was necessary to use some alternates, and nego-
tiate further items. The following alternates were recommended for acceptance.
No. 1 ($34,400.) - The auditorium was deleted, and the public health nurses'
area cut in half in order to provide public meeting assembly space.
No. 5 ($1,724.) - Elimination of Xray from one of the dental treatment rooms.
No. 6 ($400.) - Flooring changed from seamless to vinyl asbestos.
No. 7 ($6,006.) - Elimination of sterilizer in supply equipment.
No. 9 ($8,151.) - Changed air conditioning from gas to electrical compressor.
Mr. Read stated that under state law negotiable items are limited to five per-
cent of the bid. He complimented the contractor in assisting them to bring the
bid down within funds in the amount of $700,000. Total amount of the alternates
is $50,681.00, and total amount of negotiated items is $39,600.00. He recommended
award of the bid.
If. P. Hodge, Jr. , City Attorney, pointed out that this resolution does not
actually award the bid, but states the intention of the Board of Aldermen to award
it after approval by the Surgeon General.
✓ t RESOLUTION NO. 960
WHEREAS, on June 20, 1969 the City of Wichita Falls opened bids for the constr-
uction of the Wichita Falls Public Health Center; and
WHEREAS, the firm of M. A. Vordenbaum & Sons was the low bidder on this project;
and
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Item 3 cont'd.
WHEREAS, the representative of the Hospital Services Division, Texas State
Department of Health, has informed the city that contracts for the construction
of this project cannot be signed until after Part 4, Application for Project
Construction, is signed by the Surgeon General.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
It is the intention of this Board of Aldermen to award the contract to the
low bidder on this project as soon as Part 4, Application for Project Construction,
based on the figures reflected in such low bid and other necessary health center
costs is approved by the Surgeon General.
Moved by Alderman Wills that Resolution No. 960 be passed.
Motion seconded by Alderman Taylor, and carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Aldermen Wills, Taylor, Lambert, and Darner
Nays: None
Jerry Dunn, new Assistant City Manager, was welcomed by the Mayor.
Moved by Alderman Darner that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion seconded by Alderman Wills, and carried unanimously.
The Board of Aldermen adjourned at 11:30 A.M.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of , 1969.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk