Ordinance No. 9,843ORDINANCE NO. 9843
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF TWO HUNDRED NINETY -NINE THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED FORTY -ONE AND 10 /100 DOLLARS ($299,541.10) TO VERIZON
SOUTH, INC., FOR THE PURCHASE OF VOIP HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE;
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 TWO
HUNDRED NINETY -NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY -ONE AND 10 /100 DOLLARS
($299,541.10) to Verizon South, Inc., for the purchase of VoIP hardware and software.
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 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 22nd day of July, 2004.
CALVIN MUNDINGER, Mayor
ATTEST:
GARY . SMITH, City Clerk
APPROVED .AS TO FORM:
e-HNACIO RAMIREZ, SR.,
LU
Attorney
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