Ordinance No. 13,218ORDINANCE NO. 13,218
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF SEVENTY -ONE THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED THIRTY -FOUR AND 20/100 DOLLARS ($71,534.20) TO
JOHNSTON TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC., FOR THE PURCHASE AND
INSTALLATION OF A MICROWAVE SYSTEM; MAKING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown has entered into an interlocal cooperative contract with
the Texas Department of Information Resources ( "DIR ") for the purchase and installation of a
microwave system through the Texas Department of Information Resources 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 SEVENTY -ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY -FOUR AND 20/100
DOLLARS ($71,534.20) to Johnston Technical Services, Inc., for the purchase and installation
of a microwave system 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 vote
City of Baytown this the 91h day of June, 2016.
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ATTEST:
ETICIA BRYSCH, City . erk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACID RAMIREZ, SR., Ci ttorney
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