Ordinance No. 14,555ORDINANCE NO. 14,555
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
ACCEPTING THE BID OF SOUTHERN FLOWMETER, INC., FOR THE ANNUAL
LARGE METER TESTING AND REPAIR OF NEPTUNE WATER METERS
CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIVE
AND NO:100 DOLLARS ($98,105.00); 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 Division of the
City of Baytown to advertise for bids for the Annual Large Meter Testing of Neptune Water Meters Contract
to be received September 30, 2020; 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 Chapter 252 of the Texas Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, all bids were opened and publicly read at the Baytown Municipal Service Center at
2:30 p.m., Thursday, September 30, 2020, 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 Southern
Flowmeter, Inc., for the Annual Large Meter Testing and Repair of Neptune Water Meters Contract for an
amount not to exceed NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIVE AND NO.100 DOLLARS
($98,105.00) and authorizes payment thereof.
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 (2511 o) 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 2211 day of October, 2020.
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