Ordinance No. 12,718ORDINANCE NO. 12,718
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY -FOUR THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED FORTY -SIX AND 94/100 DOLLARS ($745,746.94) TO RELIABLE
CHEVROLET, INC., FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1) 2015 CHEVROLET 1/2 TON
CREW CAB AND SIXTEEN (16) 2015 TAHOE TRUCKS FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT WITH
TARRANT COUNTY AND FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF
EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEW VEHICLES FROM FLEET SAFETY
EQUIPMENT, INC., THROUGH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING
COOPERATIVE (BUY BOARD); MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED
THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown has approved an Interlocal Agreement for
cooperative purchasing with Tarrant County, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to such agreement, the City may make purchases based upon the bids received
by Tarrant County; and
WHEREAS, Tarrant County has taken bids for one (1) 2015 Chevrolet 1/2 Ton Crew Cab and sixteen
(16) 2015 Tahoe Trucks from Reliable Chevrolet, Inc., for the Police Department; and
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
SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY -FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY -SD{ AND 94/100 DOLLARS
($745,746.94) to Reliable Chevrolet, Inc., as follows:
FIVE HUNDRED ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY -SIX AND 80/100
DOLLARS ($501,746.80) for the purchase of one (1) 2015 Chevrolet 1/2 Ton Crew Cab and
sixteen (16) 2015 Tahoe Trucks for the Police Department through the City's cooperative
purchasing agreement with Tarrant County, and
2. TWO HUNDRED FORTY -TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND N01100
DOLLARS ($242,800.00) for the purchase and installation of emergency equipment for the
new vehicles purchased pursuant to this section through Fleet Safety Equipment, Inc., through
the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (Buy Board).
Section 2: That pursuant to the provisions of Texas Local Government Code Annotated
§252.048, 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 1100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) or less,
provided that the original contract price of each item specified in Section 1 hereof 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. Z7
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote
Baytown this the 17`h day of November, 2014.
A EST:
LETICIA BRYSCH, City
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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4NAACIO RA�IR EZM, SR., City A e
City Council of the City of
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