Ordinance No. 10,725ORDINANCE NO. 10,725
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF SIXTY THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED
TWELVE AND 92/100 DOLLARS ($60,412.92) TO AT&T FOR CELL PHONE
SERVICES THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION
RESOURCES; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown has entered into an interlocal cooperative contract with the
Texas Department of Information Resources ("DIR") for the purchase of cell phone services pursuant to
Section 791.025 of the Texas Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the DIR's purchasing process includes posting the request on the Electronic State
Business Daily (ESBD), gathering and reviewing the vendors' responses to the posting, negotiating with
selected vendors, and managing vendor contracts; and
WHEREAS, such process in combination with the interlocal cooperative contract allows the City
to purchase automated information systems products and/or services in an efficient, cost effective, and
competitive procurement method; and
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown in making a purchase under a DIR contract through its
interlocal cooperation contract 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
SIXTY THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWELVE AND 92/100 DOLLARS ($60,412.92) to AT&T for
cell phone services through the Texas Department of Information Resources.
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
City Council of the City of Baytown.
JNJFtODUGED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of th
° e.27th4.ay of September, 2007.
an ter its passage by the
!ity Council of the City of
IONCARLOS, Mayor
LORRI COOmrXity Clerk
APPROVED AS t\ FORM:
RAMIREZ, SR., CitA Attorney
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