Ordinance No. 8,762991111 -13
ORDINANCE NO. 8762
® AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING
THE PAYMENT OF TWENTY -THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY -NINE AND
68/100 DOLLARS ($23,469.68) TO HOUSTON - GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL FOR THE
PURCHASE... OF OPTICOM TRAFFIC PREEMPTION. EQUIPMENT_ FOR_. FIVE (5)
INTERSECTIONS; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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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 Opticom
traffic preemption equipment for five (5) intersections; 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 TWENTY -
THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY -NINE AND 68/100 DOLLARS ($23,469.68) to the
Houston - Galveston Area Council for the purchase of Opticom traffic preemption equipment for five (5)
intersections.
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 TWENTY -FIVE THOUSAND AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($25,000.00) 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 1 lth day of November, 1999.
PETE C. ALFARO, ayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KAREN L. HORNER, First Assistant City Attorney
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