Ordinance No. 15,436 ORDINANCE NO. 15,436
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED
SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($207,005.00) TO
BAYCOM, INC., FOR THE PURCHASE OF FORTY (40) PANASONIC
COMPUTERS AND ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES FOR THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION
RESOURCES; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown has entered into an interlocal cooperative contract with
the Texas Department of Information Resources ("DIR") for cooperative purchasing; and
WHEREAS, the DIR's purchasing process includes posting the request on the Electronic
State Business Daily (ESBD), gathering and reviewing the vendors' responses to the posting,
negotiating with selected vendors, and managing vendor contracts; and
WHEREAS, such process, in combination with the interlocal cooperative contract, allows
the City to purchase automated information systems products and:or services in an efficient, cost-
effective, and competitive procurement method; and
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown, in making a purchase under a DIR contract through its
interlocal cooperation contract, satisfies state law requiring municipalities to seek competitive bids
for the purchase of the item; 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 authorizes payment in
the amount of TWO HUNDRED SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE AND NO 100 DOLLARS
($207,005.00) to Baycom, Inc., for the purchase of forty (40) Panasonic computers and associated
accessories for the Fire Department.
Section 2: That 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, provided 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 Council of the
City of Baytown this the 27th day of April, 2023.
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