Ordinance No. 11,015ORDINANCENO. 11.015
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING
THE PAYMENT OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN AND
57/100 DOLLARS (SI 15,507.57) TO DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION FOR THE
PURCHASE OF SOFTWARE, COMPUTERS, EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES TO
UPGRADE/ENHANCE THE HOUSTON HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFIC AREA WIDE
AREA NETWORK PROJECT THROUGH THE TEX AS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION
RESOURCES; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Cily of Bayiown has entered into an inlerlocal cooperative contract with the Texas
Department of Iiifornuilion Resources ("DIR") for the purchase of hardware, software, and other Information
Technology products and services pursuant to Section 791.025 of (lie 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
Wl IEREAS, 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 imerlocal
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 Cily Council of the dry of Baytown hereby authorizes the payment of ONE
HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN AND 57/100 DOLLARS (SI 15,507.57) to Dell
Computer Corporation for (lie purchase of software, computers, equipment ami accessories to upgrade/enhance the
Houston High Intensity Drug Traffic Area Wide Area Network Project through the Texas Department oflnformation
Resources.
Section 2: Thai the City Manager is hereby granted genera] authority to approve any change order
involving a decrease or an increase in costs or TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($25,000.00) or less, provided thai the original contract price may not he increased by more than twenty-five percent
(25%) or decreased by more lhan twenty-live 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 Bayiown.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Bayiown
this the 13'" dav ofNovember, 2008.
BRANDON CAPETILLO, Mayor Pro Tern
KAYT/HW: DARNELL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
<WJACIO RAMIREZ, SR., City Aftjirney
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