Ordinance No. 14,454ORDINANCE NO. 14,454
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED
SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($162,600.00) TO VIKEN CORP., FOR THE PURCHASE OF THREE (3)
HANDHELD NIGHTHAWK HBI XP IMAGING SCANNERS FOR THE
HOUSTON HIDTA; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, Texas Local Government Code Annotated §252.022 provides that when the
functional requirements of the City can only be satisfied by one source, the requirement for
competitive bids is not applicable; and
WHEREAS, Viken Corp., is the sole source provider of three (3) handheld Nighthawk HBI
XP Imaging Scanners for the Houston HIDTA; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of three (3) handheld Nighthawk HBI XP Imaging Scanners for the
Houston HIDTA may only be purchased from a single source - Viken Corp.; 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, Texas, hereby declares that only
one source can satisfy the needs of the City for the purchase of three (3) handheld Nighthawk HBI
XP Imaging Scanners for the Houston HIDTA.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, authorizes payment of
the sum of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND NO! 100
DOLLARS ($162,600.00) to Viken Corp., for the purchase of three (3) handheld Nighthawk HBI XP
Imaging Scanners for the Houston I IIDTA.
Section 3: That pursuant to the provisions of Texas Local Government Code Annotated §
252.048, the City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve any change order involving
a decrease or an increase in costs of FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) or
less, subject to the provision 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 4: 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 23rd day of July, 2020.
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RANDON CAPETILL , Mayor
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LET CIA BRYSCH, City lerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KAREN L. HORNER, Interim City Attorney
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