Ordinance No. 12,120ORDINANCE NO.12,120
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
RENEWING THE CONTRACT OF BASF CORPORATION FOR THE ANNUAL
CATIONIC POLYMER SUPPLY CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY
THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,THE SUM OF SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED
NINETY-NINE AND 96/100 DOLLARS ($65,299.96);AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS,CIBA Specialty Chemicals Corporationwas awarded theAnnual Cationic Polymer
SupplyContractonNovember25,2008,pursuanttocompetitivebiddingprocedures,whichcontractincluded
anoptionbythepartiestorenewforadditionalone-yearperiods;and
WHEREAS,such contract was renewed on November 12,2009 and October 25,2010,and can be
renewed againforan additional one-year term;and
WHEREAS,BASF Corporation,successor ininteresttoCIBA Specialty Chemicals Corporation,has
indicateditswillingnesstorenewthecontractforanadditionalyearunderthesametermsandconditionswith
no CPI increase;and
WHEREAS,theAdministrationhasreviewedthemarketconditionsand recommends renewalasbeing
inthe best interest of theCity;NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:ThattheCityCounciloftheCityofBaytownherebyrenewstheAnnualCationic
PolymerSupplyContractwithBASFCorporationforthesumofSIXTY-FIVETHOUSANDTWO
HUNDRED NINETY-NINE AND 96/100 DOLLARS ($65,299.96)and authorizes payment thereof.
Section2:ThatpursuanttotheprovisionsofTexasLocalGovernmentCodeAnnotated
§252.048,theCityManagerisherebygranted general authoritytoapproveanychangeorderinvolvinga
decrease oran increase in costs of FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00)orless,
subjecttothe provision thattheoriginalcontractpricemaynotbeincreasedbymorethantwenty-fivepercent
(25%)ordecreasedbymorethan twenty-five percent(25%)withouttheconsent of thecontractortosuch
decrease.
Section 3:This ordinance shall take effect immediately frorn,
Council of theCity of Baytown.
afteritspassagebytheCity
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED bythe affirmative votfof theCityCounciloftheCityo
Baytown this the 19th day of November,2012.
STEPHEN H.DONCARLOS,Mayor
APPROVED1 ASTO FORM:
rGNACIO RAMIREZ,S^/City Attorney
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