HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 510 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. ~/O
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY,
TEXAS, AMENDING THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR
WATER, WASTEWATER AND STORM SEWER
IMPROVEMENTS, SECTION A.10, ESTABLISHING A
MAINTENANCE BOND FOR A PERIOD OF TWO (2)
YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FINAL ACCEPTANCE BY
THE CITY OF THE COLONY; PROVIDING A
· SEVERABILIT¥ CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF
FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. NO person, firm or corporation, other than a
public utility company, shall construct, reconstruct or repair
any water, wastewater or drainage improvements in the City
without first executing and delivering to the City a Maintenance
Bond from an approved surety company which protects the City
against defective workmanship and materials for a period of two
(2) years from the date of final acceptance by the City of The
Colony.
Where defective workmanship and/or'materials are discovered
requiring repairs to be made under this guarantee, all such
repair work shall be done by the Contractor at his own expense
within five (5) days after written notice of such defect has been
give to him by the Owner. Should the Contractor fail to repair
leaks or correct such defective workmanship and/or materials
within five (5) days after being notified, the Owner may make the
necessary repairs and charge the Contractor with the actual cost
of all labor and materials required.
The Maintenance Bond shall be in the amount of $50,000. or 10
percent (10%) of the amount of the Contract, whichever is
greater, but not to exceed 100 percent (100%) of the Contract
amount.
SECTION 2. Materials and labor used in the\work
described in this ordinance shall be in accordance with the
standards and specifications of the City of The Colony.
SECTION 3. A contractor doing work governed by this
ordinance shall provide necessary warning equipment and
safeguards to that pedestrians and vehicular traffic shall be
protected from injury and not unnecessarily impeded.
SECTION 4. Immediately upon completion of the work
authorized by the permit, the contractor shall remove from the
area all unused material, dirt, debris and loose concrete. He
shall see that the entire area is clean and usable and that the
paved area which has been altered, cut, excavated or disturbed in
any way shall be returned to at least as good a condition as it
was in prior to the commencement of the work.
SECTION 5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions hereof, which are declared to be severable.
SECTION 6. Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the
City of The Colony, Texas, shall be fined in an amount not to
exceed the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense
and each and every day any such offense shall continue shall be
deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage and the publication of the caption as
the law and charter in such cases p~o~ide.
1987.PASSED AND APPROVED this ~day of .~~ ,
Don Armick, Mayor .... ,
ATTEST:
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City Attorney