R-2021-031 - 2/11/2021RESOLUTION NO. R=2021=031
WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock ("City") desires to purchase and install a clarifier drive
for the East Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant; and
WHEREAS, said clarifier is for critical daily operations of the East Regional Wastewater
Treatment Plant; and
WHEREAS, the City has an obligation to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its citizenry
by procuring equipment necessary to effectively operate the East Regional Wastewater Treatment
Plant; and
WHEREAS, the City is under no statutory obligation to advertise for bids for the rental of
equipment needed for critical daily operations of the East Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant,, as
such purchase falls under the general exemption to competitive b*dding requirements cited in the Texas
Local Government Code Section 252.022(a)(2) regarding procurements necessary to preserve or
protect the public health or safety of the Ci*ty's residents; and
WHEREAS, in addition, the City is under no statutory obligation to advertise for bids for the
purchase of equipment necessarybecause of unforeseen damage topub1ic machinery, equipment, or
other property, as such falls under the general exemption to competitive bidding requirements cited in
the Texas Local Government Code Section 252.022(a)(3),o9 and
WHEREAS, this procurement is made in accordance with Sections 252.022(a)(2) and (3) of
the Texas Local Government as both a Public Health and Safety exemption and Unforeseen Damage to
Public Machinery exemption; and
WHEREAS, Fab Tech Wastewater Solutions LLC has submitted its proposal to provide a
clarifier at reasonable pricing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to issue a purchase order to Fab Tech Wastewater
Solutions LLC for the purchase and installation of a clarifier for operations at the East Regional
Wastewater Treatment Plant, Now Therefore
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
That the City Council finds that the purchase and installation of a clarifier drive for the East
Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant is necessary to preserve or protect the public health or safety of
the residents of the City and is the result of unforeseen damage to public machinery, equipment, or
other property, and such purchase falls under the general exemptions to competitive bidding
requirements in Section 252.022(a)(2) and (3).
That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to issue a purchase order to Fab Tech
Wastewater Solutions LLC for the purchase and installation of a clarifier drive necessary for
operations at the East Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was
open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and the subject matter
hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act,
Chapter S 51, Texas Government Code, as amended.
RESOLVED this 11 th day of February, 2021.
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SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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CRAIV MO AN, Mayor
City of Roun Rock, Texas
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