Ordinance No. 8,780991209 -1
ORDINANCE NO. 8780
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF FIFTEEN
THOUSAND AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($15,000.00) TO SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
SERVICES AS THE SOLE SOURCE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE AERIAL
LADDER ON RESERVE LADDER 4; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS
RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
WHEREAS, due to a required certification test following a previous repair of the aerial
ladder on Reserve Ladder 4, a hydraulic failure occurred; and
WHEREAS, such failure has necessitated repair of the aerial ladder on Reserve Ladder 4;
and
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 repair of the aerial ladder on Reserve Ladder 4 can be
satisfied by only one source, Special Equipment Services: 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 repair of the aerial ladder on Reserve Ladder
4.
Section 2: That payment to Special Equipment Services, as the sole source, of FIFTEEN
THOUSAND AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($15,000.00) for the repair of the aerial ladder on Reserve
Ladder 4 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 TWENTY -FIVE THOUSAND AND NO /100
DOLLARS ($25,000.00) 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.
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INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City
of Baytown this the 6" day of December, 1999.
PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor
ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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