Ordinance No. 6,514930128 -6
ORDINANCE NO. 6514
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF ONE HUNDRED SIXTY -FOUR
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY -SEVEN AND 61/100 DOLLARS
($164,397.61) TO HOUSTON - GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL FOR THE
LEASE PURCHASE OF DISPATCH CONSOLES; MAKING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown went out for bids which were
opened on January 11, 1993 for dispatch consoles for the combined
police and fire dispatch; and
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown has found it in the City's best
interest to reject all bids and lease the needed equipment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown has
approved an Interlocal Agreement which authorizes the Houston -
Galveston Area Council to take bids for certain items on behalf
of the City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to such agreement, the Houston- Galveston
Area Council has taken bids on dispatch consoles.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: The City of Baytown hereby rejects all bids opened
on January 11, 1993 for the purchase of dispatch consoles.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown
hereby authorizes the payment of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY -FOUR THOUSAND
THREE HUNDRED NINETY -SEVEN AND 61/100 DOLLARS ($164,397.61) to the
Houston - Galveston Area Council for the lease purchase of dispatch
consoles which includes a purchase price of $153,687.40, a Houston -
Galveston Area Council administrative cost of $3,634.98, and an
interest cost of $7,075.23.
Section 3: That pursuant to the provisions of
TEX.L.GOV'T.CODE ANN. S 252.048, the City Manager is hereby granted
general authority to approve any change order involving a decrease
or an increase in costs of FIFTEEN THOUSAND AND N01100 DOLLARS
($15,000.00) or less, provided that the original contract price may
not be increased by more than twenty -five (25 %) percent or
decreased by more than twenty -five (255%) percent without the
consent of the contractor to such decrease.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of
Baytown.
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INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown, this the 28th day of January,
1993.
' O Y J r C DIL /L'E, Mayor
ATTE 5'I :
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
(IONACIO RAMIREZ, SH to City Attorney
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