HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 16,563 (Item 7.i.)ORDINANCE NO. 16,563
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL• OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING PAYMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND AND
NO/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) TO SIMPLOT AB RETAIL, INC. D/B/A SIMPLOT TURF &
HORTICULTURE, FOR AS NEEDED PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
CHEMICAL SUPPLIES, THROUGH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING
COOPERATIVE (BUY BOARD); 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 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby authorizes payment in an amount
not to exceed FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) to Simplot AB Retail, Inc. d/b/a
Simplot Turf & Horticulture, for as needed Parks and Recreation Department chemical supplies, through the Texas
Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard).
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 August, 2026.
CHARLES JOHNSON, Mayor
ATTEST:
ANGELA JACKSON, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott Lemond, City Attorney
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