Ordinance No. 15,568 ORDINANCE NO. 15,568
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND
SEVENTY-ONE AND N0/100 DOLLARS ($177,071.00) TO H21 GROUP, THROUGH THE
TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE (BUY BOARD), FOR
THE PURCHASE OF THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CRIME LAB
EQUIPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING PROJECT (PHASE 2
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING M); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED
THERETO;AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the City of Baytown is a member of the cooperative purchasing program established under
Sections 271.082 and 271.083 of the Texas Local Government Code;and
WHEREAS, the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative's Buy Board Program is such a
program, allowing municipalities to purchase 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 state contract through such cooperative
purchasing program, 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 the payment of ONE
HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SEVENTY-ONE AND NO.'100 DOLLARS($177,071.00)to H2I
Group, through the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (Buy Board), for the purchase of the
Baytown Police Department's Crime Lab equipment for the Public Safety Building Project (Phase 2
Administration Building M).
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°o) 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 �e City of Baytown
this the 2801 day of September,2023.
DON CAPETILLO,Mayor
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ANGELA JACKSON,C V1t ek
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SCOTT LE ND,City Attorney
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