Ordinance No. 14,936ORDINANCE NO.14,936
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 WATER METERS CONTRACT WITH SOUTHERN
FLOWMETER,INC.;AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN IN
THE SUM OF NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIVE AND NO/lOO
DOLLARS ($98,105.00);MARING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS,Southern Flowmeter,Inc., was awarded the Annual Large Meter Testing and Repair
of Neptune Water Meters Contract on October 22,2021,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 Water Meters Contract with Southern Flowmeter,Inc., and authorizes
payment in the amount of NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIVE AND NO/100
DOLLARS ($98,105.00).
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 NO/IOO 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 C^muciI of the City of
Baytown this the 28"' day of October, 2021.
ATTEST:
ANGELA JACKSON,(
APPROVED AS TO FORM
WMTOly
NDON CAPETILHO,Mayor
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KAREN iTTrORNER.,CTty"Attorney
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