Ordinance No. 15,605 ORDINANCE NO. 15,605
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
ACCEPTING THE BID OF FERGUSON WATERWORKS FOR THE ANNUAL FIRE
HYDRANT CONTRACT;AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED SIXTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($60,000.00); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Baytown did authorize the Purchasing Department for
the City of Baytown to advertise for bids for the Annual Fire Hydrant Contract to be received on
August 11,2023; and
WHEREAS, notice to bidders as to the time and place, when and where the contract would be let
was published pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 252 of the Texas Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, all bids were opened and publicly read at Baytown City Hall at 2:00 p.m., Friday,
August 11,2023,as per published notice to bidders;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 accepts the bid of Ferguson
Waterworks for the Annual Fire Hydrant Contract and authorizes payment in amount not to exceed SIXTY
THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($60,000.00).
Section 2: That pursuant to the provisions of Texas Local Government Code Annotated
§252.048, 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,
subject to the provision that the original contract price may not be increased by more than twenty-five
percent(25%) or decreased by more than twenty-five percent(25%)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 affirmative vote of the City Counc of the City of .
Baytown this the 26r'day of October,2023.
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MIKE LESTER,Mayor Pro TernEST: el
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