Ordinance No. 14,258ORDINANCE NO. 14,258
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE RENEWAL OF THE ANNUAL LARGE METER TESTING AND
REPAIR OF NEPTUNE METERS CONTRACT WITH SOUTHERN FLOWMETER, INC.;
AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IN THE SUM OF EIGHTY-
EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY AND N0I100 DOLLARS
($88,890.00); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, Southern Flowmeter, Inc., was awarded the Annual Large Meter Testing and Repair of
Neptune Meters Contract on September 13, 2018, pursuant to competitive bidding procedures, which contract
included an option by the parties to renew for additional one-year periods; and
WHEREAS, such contract with Southern Flowmeter, Inc., can be renewed for an additional one-year
term; and
WHEREAS, Southern Flowmeter, Inc., has indicated its willingness to renew the contract for an
additional year under the same terms and conditions with no Consumer Price Index increase; and
WHEREAS, the Administration has reviewed the market conditions and recommends renewal as being
in the best interest of the City; 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 renews the Annual Large Meter
Testing and Repair of Neptune Meters Contract with Southern Flowmeter, Inc., and authorizes payment in the
amount of EIGHTY-EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY AND NOI100 DOLLARS
($88,890.00).
Section 2: 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 FIFTY THOUSAND AND N0I100 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 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 affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of
Baytown this the 24t1i day of October, 2019.
tNDON LCAPETILL , ayor
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BRYSCH, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: . X1%
ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., qtAftorriey
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