HomeMy WebLinkAbout033234 RES - 12/05/2023Resolution authorizing a one-year supply agreement with two additional one-year
option periods with Brenntag Southwest, Inc. of Lancaster, Texas, for sodium
hypochlorite, for Corpus Christi Water in an amount not to exceed $6,300,000.00
and a potential amount up to $18,900,000.00 if options are exercised, with FY 2024
funding of $6,300,000.00 from the Water and Wastewater funds.
WHEREAS, sodium hypochlorite is a necessary chemical for use in disinfecting
water and wastewater;
WHEREAS, the price of sodium hypochlorite is volatile in the current market;
WHEREAS, State law generally requires that procurements are subject to
statutory requirements, including competitive bids, unless an exception applies;
WHEREAS, there is a statutory exception for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(2), as this purchase is necessary to preserve or
protect the public health or safety of the City's residents; and
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
Section 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included in
the preamble of this resolution are true and correct and adopts such findings for all intents
and purposes related to the authorization of this procurement.
Section 2. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to execute a one-year service
agreement with two one-year option periods with Brenntag Southwest, Inc., ("Contractor"),
in an amount not to exceed $6,300,000.00 and a potential amount not to exceed
$18,900,000.00 if option periods are exercised, with FY 2024 funding of $6,300,000.00
from the Water fund.
and APPROVED on the 91(\ day ofA-M , 2023.
ATTEST:
Paulette Guajardo, Mayor
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Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
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SCANNED
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly
authorized representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that
the money required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation
or expenditure described below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from
which it is to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments
are subject to annual appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: December 5, 2023 Legistar Number: 23-1569
Agenda Item:
Resolution authorizing a one-year supply agreement with two additional one-year option periods
with Brenntag Southwest, Inc. of Lancaster, Texas, for sodium hypochlorite, for Corpus Christi
Water in an amount up to $6,300,000.00 and a potential amount up to $18,900,000.00 if options
are exercised, with FY 2024 funding of $6,300,000.00 from the Water and Wastewater funds.
Amount Required: $6,300,000.00
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
Account No.
Activity No.
Amount
Wastewater
4200-33100-46
520010
$63,000.00
Wastewater
4200-33110-46
520010
$5,103,000.00
Wastewater
4200-33130-46
520010
$315,000.00
Wastewater
4200-33140-46
520010
$252,000.00
Water
4010-31010-45
520010
$567,000.00
Total
$6,300,000.00
0 Certification Not Required
ahtmo,
Director of Financial Services
Date: 17—