Ordinance No. 7,905970227 -3
ORDINANCE NO. 7905
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE BIDS OF TERRA INTERNATIONAL, RED
RIVER SPECIALTIES, VAN WATERS & ROGERS AND HELENA CHEMICAL
FOR THE ANNUAL PESTICIDE CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING
PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, THE SUM OF TWENTY -FIVE
THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY -FIVE AND 20/100 DOLLARS
($25,255.20); 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 pesticide contract to be
received February 14, 1997; 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., Friday,
February 14, 1997, 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 Terra
International for Item Nos. 1 and 3 of the annual pesticide contract for the sum of FOURTEEN
THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY -FIVE AND NO 1100 DOLLARS ($14,475.00), and
authorizes payment thereof.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby accepts the bid of Red
River Specialities for Item No. 2a of the annual pesticide contract for the sum of THREE
THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY -SIX AND 60 /100 DOLLARS ($3,846.60), and
authorizes payment thereof.
Section 3: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby accepts the bid of Van
Waters & Rogers for Item Nos. 2b and 4 of the annual pesticide contract for the sum of ONE
THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETY -THREE AND 60 /100 DOLLARS ($1,493.60), and
authorizes payment thereof.
Section 4: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby accepts the bid of Helena
Chemical for Item No. 2c of the annual pesticide contract for the sum of FIVE THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED FORTY AND N0 1100 DOLLARS ($5,440.00), and authorizes payment thereof.
Section 5: 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
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® involving a decrease or an increase in costs of FIFTEEN THOUSAND AND NO / 100 DOLLARS
($15,000.00) 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 (25 %) percent without
the consent of the contractor to such decrease.
Section b: 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 27th day of February, 1997.
PETE C. ALFA O, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. -HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
fGOACIO RAMIREZ, , City Attorney
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