Ordinance No. 15,921 ORDINANCE NO. 15,921
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
ACCEPTING THE BID OF GRANT SMITH MOWING, INC., FOR THE ANNUAL PARKS
&RIGHT OF WAY MOWING CONTRACT;AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST TO A CONTRACT WITH
GRANT SMITH MOWING, INC., FOR THE ANNUAL PARKS & RIGHT OF WAY
MOWING CONTRACT; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF
THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE AND NO/100
DOLLARS ($352,255.00); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Baytown did advertise for bids for the annual parks and right
of way mowing contract to be received on July 30,2024; and
WHEREAS,notice to bidders as to the time and place,when and where the bids would be publicly opened
and read aloud was published pursuant to provisions of Texas Local Government Code Annotated§ 252.041;
WHEREAS, all bids were publicly opened and read out loud on July 30, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., as per
published notice to bidders;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1: That the recitals set forth hereinabove are hereby found to be true and correct and are
hereby adopted.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby accepts the bid of Grant Smith
Mowing, Inc., for the annual parks and right of way mowing contract, and authorizes payment of an amount not
to exceed THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE AND NO/100
DOLLARS ($352,255.00), and the City Manager and the City Clerk of the City are hereby authorized and
directed to execute and attest to a contract with Grant Smith Mowing, Inc., for the annual parks and right of way
mowing contract.
Section 3: 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 4: 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 Council of the City of Baytown
this the 26th day of September,2024.
NDON CAP ILL , Mayor
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