Ordinance No. 7,4129950914 -25
ORDINANCE NO. 7412
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE BID OF MASTER METER AND
• INDUSTRIAL INTERNATIONAL FOR THE ANNUAL WATER METER
CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
THE SUM OF FIFTY -SEVEN THOUSAND FORTY -THREE AND 54/100
DOLLARS ($57,043.54); 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 water meter contract to be received August 17,
1995; 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 Section 74 of the Charter of the City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, all bids were opened and publicly read at City Hall
at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 17, 1995, 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 Master Meter for Section I, Items #1 - #4 of the
annual water meter contract for the sum of FORTY -ONE THOUSAND AND
N01100 DOLLARS ($41,000.00), and authorizes payment thereof.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby
accepts the bid of Industrial International for Section II, Items
#5a - #9b of the annual water meter contract for the sum of FIFTEEN
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY -SEVEN AND NO 1100 DOLLARS ($15,367.00),
and authorizes payment thereof.
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 FIFTEEN THOUSAND AND N01100
DOLLARS ($15,000.00) or less, subject to the provision that the
original contract price may not be increased by more than
twenty -five (250) or decreased by more than twenty -five (250)
percent 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 14th day of September,
1995.
PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
I ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., C'ty Attorney
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