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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY
May 17, 2000
The Board of Directors of the Baytown Area Water Authority, Harris County, Texas, met
in regular session on Wednesday, May 17, 2000, at 8:00 a.m., at 7425 Thompson Road, in the
BAWA Conference Room with the following in attendance:
Robert L. Gillette, President
Dan Mundinger, Vice President
Peter R. Buenz, Secretary
Knox Beavers, Board Member
Absent: Roy L. Fuller, Board Member
The meeting opened with a quorum present, and the following business was conducted.
Consider approval of the minutes of the meeting held on April 19, 2000
Board Member Buenz moved to approve the minutes. Board Member Mundinger
seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Board Members Beavers, Buenz,
Gillette, and Mundinger
Nays: None
The motion carried.
Consider award of the Annual Liquid Sodium Hydroxide Contract
This is a two-part bid. One half the year, sodium hydroxide is used, and the second half
of the year, a low -freeze blend is used to withstand the colder temperatures in the winter. The
bid is awarded on the combined total. Seven bid invitations were issued, and two competitive
bids were received. The low bidder was Van Waters & Rogers for $29,451.00. This is a
decrease from last year. When there is a high demand for chlorine, caustic is low, because
caustic is a byproduct of chlorine. This will increase the price of chlorine in the near future.
Board Member Buenz moved to award the contract to Van Waters & Rogers; Board
Member Mundinger seconded the motion. The vote follows:
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Ayes: Board Members Beavers, Buenz,
Gillette, and Mundinger
Nays: None
The motion carried.
Consider approval of the engineering contract with Camp Dresser McKee for the renovation of
the administration building interior
The engineering contract is for engineering only for $21,015.00. Damaged drywall will
be replaced and the restrooms will be ADH compliant. This is paid out of 1997 bonds.
Board Member Mundinger moved to approve the engineering contract subject to legal
approval; Board Member Buenz seconded the motion. The vote follows:
Ayes: Board Members Beavers, Buenz,
Gillette, and Mundinger
Nays: None
The motion carried.
Consider approval of the engineering contract with Camp Dresser McKee for the ozone facility
preliminary engineering report
This is an amendment to the current contract, which was to be in two phases for plant
expansion, disinfection improvements, and plant reliability. This amendment will break the
contract down into three phases to help with the indebtedness and spread out the bonds over
three issues rather than two. The monies approved in the original contract were for plant
expansion. The phase for plant expansion has been completed with $1,000,000 left over.
Approximately $280,000 of that is engineering monies approved that were not used in Phase I.
The $1,000,000 will be left for contingency funds so the bond issue will be smaller than planned.
The second phase will be the ozone phase. This amendment is for the engineering on Phase II
that is about 25 percent of the engineering portion of the project. It will cost $149,000 and take
six months to complete. This is not new money but funds left over from the engineering on
Phase I.
Board Member Buenz moved to approve the engineering contract with CDM subject to
legal approval; Board Member Mundinger seconded the motion. The vote follows:
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Ayes: Board Members Beavers, Buenz,
Gillette, and Mundinger
Nays: None
The motion carried.
Plant Manager's Report
Building Exterior
The exterior repairs are almost complete.
Goose Creek Masonic Lodge Award
The annual Community Builder Award will be presented to Tony Albert Brown,
Superintendent of the Baytown Area Water Authority on Tuesday, May 23, at 6:00 p.m., 304
Shilling Street, Baytown.
Adjourn
As there was no further business to be transacted, the meeting was adjourned.
Peter R. Buenz, Secret
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