Ordinance No. 15,936 ORDINANCE NO. 15,936
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
APPROVING THE ANNUAL LIQUID SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY AND BRENNTAG
SOUTHWEST, INC.; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO BRENNTAG SOUTHWEST,
INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED, FORTY-SIX
THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN AND 77/100 DOLLARS
($146,547.77); AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Baytown Area Water Authority advertised for bids for
the Annual Liquid Sodium Hypochlorite Contract to be opened on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 10:00
a.m.; and
WHEREAS,notice to bidders as to the time and place, when and where the contract would be let
was published in accordance with law; and
WHEREAS, all bids were opened and publicly read on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.,
as per published notice to bidders; and
WHEREAS, Brenntag Southwest, Inc. was the lowest bidder at ONE HUNDRED, FORTY-SIX
THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN AND 77/100 DOLLARS($146,547.77); and
WHEREAS, on September 18, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Baytown Area Water
Authority accepted the bid of Brenntag Southwest, Inc., for the Annual Liquid Sodium Hypochlorite
Contract;and
WHEREAS, the legislation creating the Baytown Area Water Authority("BAWA") requires that
the City Council of the City of Baytown approve contracts entered into by BAWA;and
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Baytown believes that such contract is desirable, fair,
and advantageous,for the performance of the BAWA's rights and powers;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, Texas, hereby approves the
Annual Liquid Sodium Hypochlorite Contract between the Baytown Area Water Authority and Brenntag
Southwest, Inc. in the amount of ONE HUNDRED, FORTY-SIX THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED
FORTY-SEVEN AND 77/100 DOLLARS($146,547.77).
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 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) or
less, provided that the original contract price specified in Section 1 hereof 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 • of the City Council of the City of
Baytown this the 26th day of September,2024.
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