Ordinance No. 15,565 ORDINANCE NO. 15,565
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR AND 17/100 DOLLARS($132,594.17)TO UNITED
RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC., FOR EMERGENCY PUMP RENTAL
SERVICES AT THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY FRITZ LANHAM
WATER TREATMENT PLANT, THROUGH CHOICE PARTNERS COOPERATIVE;
MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO;AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the City of Baytown is a member of cooperative purchasing programs established
under Sections 271.082 and 271.083 of the Texas Local Government Code;and
WHEREAS, the Choice Partners Cooperative is such a program, allowing municipalities to
purchase products and/or services in an efficient,cost effective,and competitive procurement method;and
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown, in making a purchase under a state contract through such
cooperative purchasing program, satisfies state law requiring municipalities to seek competitive bids for
the purchase of the item;NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby authorizes the payment of ONE
HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR AND 17/100 DOLLARS
($132,594.17) to United Rentals(North America),Inc.,for emergency pump rental services at the Baytown
Area Water Authority Fritz Lanham Water Treatment Plant,through Choice Partners Cooperative.
Section 2: That the City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve any change
order involving a decrease or an increase in costs of FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO. 100 DOLLARS
($50,000.00)or less, provided that the original contract price may not be increased by more than twenty-
five percent (25°o) or decreased by more than twenty-five percent (25°o) without the consent of the
contractor to such decrease.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the e vote of the Cit Council of the City of
Baytown this the 28"'day of September,2023.
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