Ordinance No. 11,198ORDINANCE NO. 11,198
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF FIFTY -SEVEN THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED SIXTY AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($57,660.00) TO AI.I, TRAFFIC
SOLUTIONS, A DIVISION OF INTUITIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS, LLC,
THROUGH FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE 84 OF "THE UNITED STATE'S
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PURCHASE Ol TWO (2)
SPEED ALERT TRAILERS, FOUR (4) POLE - MOUNTED SPEED SENTRIES.
FOUR (4) SOLAR PANELS, ONE (1) PDA (PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT)
AND ONE (1) PDA APPLICATION SOFTWARE FOR TI iE TRAFFIC DIVISION
OF THE PUBLIC WORKS/UTILITIES DEPARTMENT: MAKING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO: AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Local Preparedness Acquisition Act (P.L. 110-248) amended the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act to authorize the use of Federal Supply Schedule 84
contracts by state and local entities under the GSA Cooperative Purchasing Program; and
WHEREAS, based upon the Act, the City of Baytown qualifies as a local govern rent entity
and is qualified to participate in the GSA Cooperative Purchasing Program as an alternate purchasing
method satisfying the City's competitive bidding obligations: and
WI IEREAS. the purchase of t-\vo (2) Speed Alert Trailers, four (4) Pole - mounted Speed
Sentries, four (4) Solar Panels, one (1) PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) and one (1) PDA
Application Softz ;are for the Traffic Division of the Public Works/Utilities Department may be
purchased by the City through the Cooperative Purchasing Program of the United State's General
Services Administration; 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
FIFTY -SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($57,660.00) to
All Traffic Solutions. a division of Intuitive Control Systems, LLC, through the Federal Supply
Schedule 84 of the United State's General Services Administration for the purchase of two (2) Speed
Alert Trailers, four (4) Pale - mounted Speed Sentries, Lour (4) Solar Panels, one (1) PDA (Personal
Digital Assistant) and one (1) PDA Application Software for the Traffic Division of the Public
Works/UtiIities Department.
Section 2: That pursuant to the provisions of Texas Local Government Code Annotated
5252.048, 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 ($2.000.00) 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 inmiediately from and after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytoxvn.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the of rniative vote of t ity Council of the City
of Baytown this the 24`h day of September, 2009. 1
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STEIVHE7 H!DONCARLOS.
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A SARZA, Y-tterindCi1v Clerk
VED AS TO FOWM:
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NACIO RAMIREZ, SR ity .Attorney
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