Ordinance No. 12,085ORDINANCE NO. 12,085
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF SIXTY -ONE THOUSAND SEVEN
HUNDRED FIFTY -TWO AND 59/100 DOLLARS ($61,752.59) TO GLOBAL
DISTRIBUTORS, INC., THROUGH FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE 71 OF THE
UNITED STATE'S GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION FOR THE
PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF FURNITURE FOR THE HOUSTON
HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFIC AREA; 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 71
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 government 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
WHEREAS, the purchase and installation of furniture for the Houston High Intensity Drug
Traffic Area 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
of SIXTY -ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY -TWO AND 59/100 DOLLARS
($61,752.59) to Global Distributors, Inc., through the Federal Supply Schedule 71 of the United
State's General Services Administration for the purchase and installation of furniture for the Houston
High Intensity Drug Traffic Area.
Section 2: 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, 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 and after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of t City Council of the City
of Baytown this the 11'h day of October, 2012.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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