Ordinance No. 14,556ORDINANCE NO. 14,556
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF TIDE SUM OF EIGHTY-SEVEN
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($87,500.00) TO
SELEX-ES, INC., FOR THE SOLE -SOURCE PURCHASE OF NEW EQUIPMENT
FOR TIIE ALPR SYSTEM, INCLUDING A CLOSED CAPTION TELEVISION
("CCTV") CABINET, CCTV CAMERAS, AND FIVE (5) TYPE D GROUND
BOXES, THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION
RESOURCES FOR HOUSTON HIDTA; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS
RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the City of Baytown has entered into an interlocal cooperative contract with the
Texas Department of Information Resources ("DIR") for the purchase of new equipment for the
Automatic License Plate Recognition ("APLR") System, including Closed Caption Television
("CCTV") cabinet, CCTV cameras, and five (5) Type D Ground Boxes, through the Texas
Department of Information Resources for Houston HIDTA; 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 making 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, Texas, authorizes payment of
the sum of EIGHTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($87,500.00) to Selex-ES, Inc., for the purchase of new equipment for the Automatic License Plate
Recognition ("APLR") System, including Closed Caption Television ("CCTV") cabinet, CCTV
cameras, and five (5) Type D Ground Boxes, through the Texas Department of Information
Resources for Houston HIDTA.
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, 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 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 the City Council of the City
of Baytown this the 22nd day of October, 2020.
BRANDON CAPETILL , Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KAREN L. HORNER, City Attorney
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