Ordinance No. 15,764 ORDINANCE NO. 15,764
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING PAYMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($75,838.00)
TO METRO FIRE APPARATUS SPECIALIST, INC, THROUGH THE TEXAS LOCAL
GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE(BUYBOARD),FOR THE PURCHASE OF
TECHNICAL RESCUE EQUIPMENT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT; 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 payment not to exceed an
amount of SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($75,838.00) to Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Inc, through the Texas Local Government Purchasing
Cooperative(Buy Board), for the purchase of technical rescue equipment 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 (250/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 affirmativ f the Ci Counci t9e City of Baytown
this the 28`h day of March,2024.
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NDON CAPETILLO, Mayor
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APPROVE AS O FORM: qT�OF I'v
SCOTT LE OND, City Attorney
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