Ordinance No. 14,648ORDINANCE NO. 14,648
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF THE SUM OF SEVENTY THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX AND NO/ 100 DOLLARS ($70,156.00) TO PRIORITY
DISPATCH CORP., FOR THE SOLE -SOURCE PURCHASE OF Q-PLUS EMERGENCY
POLICE DISPATCH, EMERGENCY FIRE DISPATCH, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL
DISPATCH SOFTWARE LICENSES, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT; 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, the purchase of Q-Plus Emergency Police Dispatch, Emergency Fire Dispatch, and
Emergency Medical Dispatch software licenses, training, and support, may only be purchased from a single
source Priority Dispatch 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 procurement of Q-Plus Emergency Police Dispatch, Emergency
Fire Dispatch, and Emergency Medical Dispatch software licenses, training, and support.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, authorizes payment of the sum
of SEVENTY THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX AND NO' 100 DOLLARS ($70,156.00) to Priority
Dispatch Corp., for the sole -source purchase of Q-Plus Emergency Police Dispatch, Emergency Fire Dispatch,
and Emergency Medical Dispatch software licenses, training, and support.
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 Coun ' of the City of
Baytown this the 141h day of January, 2021.
BRANDON CAPETILLO, Mayor
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LETICIA BRYSCH, City Cl`
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KAREN L. ORNER, City Attorney
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