RenewAnnualWaterMeterContract
AN ORDINANCE RENEWING THE CONTRACT OF ABB WATER METERS, INC., AND HUGHES SUPPLY FOR THE ANNUAL WATER METER CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED
THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE AND 16/100 DOLLARS ($103,559.16); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, ABB Water Meters, Inc., and Hughes Supply were awarded the annual water meter contract on October 26, 1999, pursuant to competitive
bidding procedures, which contract included an option by the parties to renew for three additional one-year periods; and
WHEREAS, ABB Water Meters, Inc., and Hughes Supply have indicated
their willingness to renew the contract for an additional year under the same terms and conditions; 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 contract of ABB Water Meters, Inc., for Section I (small water meters) and Section II (turbine meters) of the annual water meter contract for the sum of FORTY-EIGHT
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY AND 90/100 DOLLARS ($48,590.90), and authorizes payment thereof.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby renews the contract of Hughes
Supply for Section III (compound meters) of the annual water meter contract for the sum of FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT AND 26/100 DOLLARS ($54,968.26), 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 TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($25,000.00) or less, provided 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 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 9th day of November, 2000.
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PETE C. ALFARO,
Mayor
ATTEST:
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GARY W. SMITH, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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IGNACIO RAMIREZ, SR., City Attorney
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