HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2026-7 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-7
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BAYTOWN AREA
WATER AUTHORITY,AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED TWO MILLION NINETY-TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED
NINETY-EIGHT AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($2,092,798.00) TO VEOLIA WTS
SYSTEMS; INC., FOR THE SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF SUPER
PULSATOR CLARIFIER EQUIPMENT FOR THE BAYTOWN AREA WATER
AUTHORITY EAST SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT PHASE 2
EXPANSION PROJECT;MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, Texas Local Government Code Annotated §252.022 provides that when the
functional requirements of the City can only be satisfied by one source, the requirement for
competitive bids is not applicable; and
WHEREAS,the purchase of Super Pulsator Clarifier equipment for the Baytown Area Water
Authority East Surface Water Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project may only be purchased
from a single source—Veolia WTS Systems USA, Inc.; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE BAYTOWN AREA
WATER AUTHORITY:
Section 1: That the Board of Directors of the Baytown Area Water Authority, hereby
declares that only one source can satisfy the needs of the Baytown Area Water Authority East
Surface Water Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion Project for the procurement of Super Pulsator
Clarifier equipment.
Section 2: That the Board of Directors of the Baytown Area Water Authority hereby
approves the payment of an amount not to exceed TWO MILLION NINETY-TWO THOUSAND
SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($2,092,798.00)to Veolia WTS
Systems USA, Inc., for the sole source purchase of Super Pulsator Clarifier equipment and
authorizes a Purchase of Goods Agreement for the same. A copy of the Agreement is attached as
Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein for all intents and purposes. The City Council of the City of
Baytown Texas approved the same on April 9, 2026.
Section 3: That pursuant to the provisions of Texas Local Government Code Annotated§
252.048, the General 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 resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the
Board of Directors of the Baytown Area Water Authority.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the Baytown Area Water
Authority this the 15th day of April, 2026.
BRENDA BRADLEY SMITH, President
ATTEST: ANGELA JACKSON, Assistant Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM: KRISTIN HOLMES, Assistant General Counsel
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