Ordinance No. 8,449981112 -9
ORDINANCE NO. 8449
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF SEVENTEEN
THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FORTY -THREE AND 32/100 DOLLARS ($17,443.32) TO IBM
CORPORATION AS THE SOLE SOURCE FOR THE ANNUAL AIX OPERATING SYSTEM
SUPPORT FOR CITY HALL AND POLICE DEPARTMENT COMPUTERS; MAKING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
WHEREAS, Texas Local Government Code Annotated § 252.022 provides that when the functional
requirements of the City can only be satisfied by one source, the requirement for competitive bids is not applicable;
and
WHEREAS, the procurement of the annual AIX Operating System Support for City Hall and Police
Department computers can be satisfied by only one source, IBM Corporation; 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, Texas, hereby declares that only one source
can satisfy the needs of the City for the annual AIX Operating System Support for City Hall and Police Department
computers.
Section 2: That payment to IBM Corporation, as the sole source, of SEVENTEEN THOUSAND
FOUR HUNDRED FORTY -THREE AND 32/100 DOLLARS ($17,443.32), for the annual AIX Operating System
Support for City Hall and Police Department computers is hereby authorized.
Section 3: 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 FIFTEEN THOUSAND AND NO 1100 DOLLARS ($15,000.00) or less, subject to the provision
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 4: 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 12th day of November, 1998.
PETE C. ALFAR , Mayor
ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. HALO, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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