Ordinance No. 14,059ORDINANCE NO. 14,059
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED THREE AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($57,603.00) TO FORD AUDIO -
VIDEO SYSTEMS, LLC, FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF
UPGRADED AUDIO -VIDEO EQUIPMENT FOR HOUSTON HIGH
INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA THROUGH THE TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION
PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO;
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
RESOURCES; MAKING OTHER
AND PROVIDING FOR THE
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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 and installation of
upgraded audio -video equipment for Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area ("HIDTA");
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 FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THREE AND N0/100 DOLLARS
($57,603.00) to Ford Audio -Video Systems, LLC, for the purchase and installation of upgraded
audio -video equipment for Houston HIDTA 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 of the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the I lth day of April, 2019.
BRANDON CAPETILLO, Ayor
ATTEST:
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LETICIA BRYSCH, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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NACIO RAMIREZ, SR., C Attorney
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