Ordinance No. 15,398 ORDINANCE NO. 15,398
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN AND NO..100 DOLLARS ($245,507.00) TO
REMOTEC, INC., FOR THE SOLE-SOURCE PURCHASE OF AN ANDROS
SPARTAN ROBOTIC PLATFORM UPGRADE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
BOMB SQUAD; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS,Texas Local Government Code Annotated§252.022 provides that when the functional
requirements of the City can only be satisfied by one source, the requirement for competitive bids is not
applicable; and
WHEREAS,the purchase of an Andros Spartan Robotic Platform upgrade may only be purchased
from a single source--Remotec, Inc.;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,Texas,hereby declares that only one
source can satisfy the needs of the City for the procurement of an Andros Spartan Robotic Platform upgrade
for the Police Department Bomb Squad.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, authorizes payment in the
amount of TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN AND NO:'100
DOLLARS ($245,507.00) to Remotec, Inc., for the sole-source purchase of an Andros Spartan Robotic
Platform upgrade for the Police Department Bomb Squad.
Section 3: 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;100 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 4: 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 affi ve vote the City Counc' of the City of
Baytown this the 9'day of March,2023.
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