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Ordinance No. 14,271ORDINANCE NO. 14,271 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO AND NO,100 DOLLARS ($791,292.00) TO ED MORSE, LLC., D/B A FREEDOM CHEVROLET, FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIFTEEN (15) CHEVROLET POLICE VEHICLES AND RELATED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SUCH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT IN THE VEHICLES, THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. **************************************************************************************** WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown has approved an Interlocal Agreement for cooperative purchasing with Tarrant County; and WHEREAS, pursuant to such agreement, the City may make purchases based upon the bids received by Tarrant County; and WHEREAS, Tarrant County has taken bids for fifteen (15) Chevrolet police vehicles and related emergency equipment and for the installation of such emergency equipment in the vehicles; 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 SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($791,292.00) to Ed Morse, LLC, d/b a Freedom Chevrolet, for the purchase of fifteen (15) Chevrolet police vehicles and related emergency equipment and for the installation of such emergency equipment in the vehicles, through a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Tarrant County. Section 2: 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 FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO 100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) or less, provided that the original contract price specified in Section 1 may not be increased by more than twenty-five percent (2500) or decreased by more than twenty-five percent (25 ° o) 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 v e of the City Council of the City of Baytown this the 18th day of November, 2019. RANDON CAPETILLO, Alayor A T: ETICIA BRYSCH, Cdyderk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ©Wq% r4rL= D F cig&ACIO RAMIREZ, SR., City & mey I\COBFSOIUxgaI\Karen\F'iles City CounciP.Ordinances'2019'.November 18 TamantCountyCooperatrvePurchaseofVehiclesforPD.doc