Ordinance No. 11,509ORDINANCE NO. 11,509
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF SIXTY -THREE THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED THIRTY -SIX AND 67/100 DOLLARS ($63,436.67) TO PCS
MOBILE FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIFTEEN (1 5) PANASONIC
TOUGHBOOK MOBILE COMPUTERS AND TWO (2) DVD DRIVES
THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES
FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; 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 fifteen (1 5)
Panasonic Toughbook mobile computers and two (2) DVD drives pursuant to Section 791.025 of
the Texas Government Code for the Police Department; 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 malting 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 -THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY -SIX AND 67/100
DOLLARS ($63,436.67) to PCS Mobile for the purchase of fifteen (15) Panasonic Toughbook
mobile computers and two (2) DVD drives through the Texas Department of Information
Resources for the Police Department.
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 1100 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 0,46) 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, RE-,AD, and PASSED by the affirmative v 'f the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 23 d day of November, 2010.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
eWNACIO RAMIREZ, SR., qty Attorney
Sl;r,,I"I-1 N11-5, DONCAI�LOS, Mayor
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