Ordinance No. 15,748ORDINANCE NO. 15,748
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF FIFTY-NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED
NINETY AND 10100 DOLLARS ($59,390.10) TO FARRWEST ENVIRONMENTAL
SUPPLY, INC., THROUGH THE PURCHASING COOPERATIVE BUYBOARD,
CONTRACT #718-23, FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) CHEMPROX, HANDHELD
CHEMICAL DETECTOR KITS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT; MAKING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
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 l: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby authorizes the payment of FIFTY-
NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY AND 10 100 DOLLARS ($59,390.10) to FarrWest
Environmental Supply, Inc. through the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (Buy Board), for the
purchase of two (2) ChemProX, Handheld Chemical Detector Kits for the Fire Department under the Buy Board
Contract #718-23.
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 (251 o) 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 v f the City Council of the City of Baytown
this the 14°i day of March, 2024.
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APPROVEDIAS TO FORM:`-
L rOND, City Attorney
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