Ordinance No. 12,767ORDINANCE NO. 12,767
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF EIGHTY -SIX THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED SIXTY AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($86,560.00) TO E.F. JOHNSON
COMPANY FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIRTY (30) EF JOHNSON VIKING
VP -600 HANDHELD RADIOS WITH BATTERIES AND CHARGERS
THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES;
MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the City of Baytown has entered into an interlocal cooperative contract with
the Texas Department of Information Resources ( "DIR ") for the purchase of thirty (30) EF
Johnson Viking VP -600 handheld radios with batteries and chargers pursuant to Section 791.025
of the Texas Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the DIR's purchasing process includes posting the request on the Electronic
State Business Daily (ESBD), gathering and reviewing the vendors' responses to the posting,
negotiating with selected vendors, and managing vendor contracts; and
WHEREAS, such process in combination with the interlocal cooperative contract allows
the City to purchase automated information systems 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 DIR contract through its
interlocal cooperation contract 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 EIGHTY -SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY AND N01100 DOLLARS
($86,560.00) to E.F. Johnson Company for the purchase of thirty (30) EF Johnson Viking VP-
600 handheld radios with batteries and chargers through the Texas Department of Information
Resources.
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 e of the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 81h day of January, 2015. /
ST:
LETICIA BRYSCH,VAty Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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