Ordinance No. 15,943 ORDINANCE NO. 15,943
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
APPROVING THE ANNUAL LIQUID AMMONIUM SULFATE (40%) CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY AND CHEMTRADE
CHEMICALS US, LLC; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO CHEMTRADE
CHEMICALS US, LLC IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED
THIRTY-NINE THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED, ELEVEN AND 80/100 DOLLARS
($139,411.80); 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 Ammonium Sulfate (40%) 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, Chemtrade Chemicals US, LLC was the lowest bidder at ONE HUNDRED
THIRTY-NINE THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED, ELEVEN AND 80/100 DOLLARS ($139,411.80);
and
WHEREAS, on September 18, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Baytown Area Water
Authority accepted the bid of Chemtrade Chemicals US, LLC, for the Annual Liquid Ammonium Sulfate
(40%)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 Ammonium Sulfate (40%) Contract between the Baytown Area Water Authority and
Chemtrade Chemicals US, LLC in the amount of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE THOUSAND,
FOUR HUNDRED, ELEVEN AND 80/100 DOLLARS($139,411.80).
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 • to of th City Co • f the City of
Baytown this the 26th day of September,2024.
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