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Sec. 86.005. Extension of lines by city at owner or developer's expense (a) Request to city. In connection with an application for extension of a water or • wastewater line the owner or developer of property may submit a request to pay the city to construct a water or wastewater line to serve development on the property in lieu of construction by the owner or developer. (b) City approval of request. The city may, but shall not be required to construct a water or wastewater line with funds provided by the owner or developer to serve a development in lieu of construction by the owner or developer subject to any requirements of this section and any terms and conditions imposed by the city council Before the city may construct facilities under this section the owner or developer shall execute an agreement approved by the city council setting forth the terms and conditions under which the city will perform such service. (c) Bidding and contract. If the city agrees to extend the water or wastewater line the city's procedures for competitive bidding and the award of contracts established by applicable provisions of the Texas Local Government Code and ordinances must be followed. The city shall not solicit bids for construction until the owner or developer has entered into a contract approved by the city council under subsection (b) and received the developer guarantee under subsection (d). (d) Developer guarantee. As a condition of granting the developer's request to extend a water or wastewater line, the developer shall deposit cash or execute a payment • bond or letter of credit in such form as acceptable to the city, in its sole discretion in an amount equal to 100 percent of the projected costs of the extension less the added cost resulting from oversizing requested by the city, if applicable Sec. 86.006. Health and safety extensions to serve individual lots. For paramount public purposes of health and safety, the city council may authorize the city, at its expense, to extend a water or wastewater line to individual residential areas, subdivisions or lots. Sec. 86.007. Other public purpose extensions by the city For other lawful public purposes, the city council may authorize the city, at its expense, to extend water or wastewater lines to an approved location Sec. 86.008. Water wells to be abandoned. No owner or developer of property having one or more water wells may connect from such property to a city water or wastewater line unless such owner or developer first abandons the water well or wells on the property under applicable water well abandonment laws and regulations. The requirements of this section may only be waived • by the city council.