Ordinance No. 8,656990812 -12
ORDINANCE NO. 8656
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING
® THE PAYMENT OF THIRTY -NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIX AND NO /100
DOLLARS ($39,706.00) TO CREATIVE SWITCHING DESIGNS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
DIGITAL VOICE LOGGING SYSTEM; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown is a member of the cooperative purchasing program established under
Sections 271.082 and 271.083 of the Texas Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the Qualified Information Services Vendor Catalogue Purchasing Program is such a program,
allowing municipalities to purchase automated information systems products and/or services in a efficient, cost
effective, and competitive procurement method; and
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown in making a purchase under a state contract through such cooperative
purchasing program 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 THIRTY -
NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIX AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($39,706.00) to Creative Switching Designs
for the purchase of Digital Voice Logging System.
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 FIFTEEN THOUSAND AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($15,000.00) 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 12th day August, 1999.
PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., C' Attorney
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