Ordinance No. 14,853ORDINANCE NO.14,853
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF TWO HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND
AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($247,000.00)TO DOGGETT HEAVY MACHINERY FOR
THE PURCHASE OF ONE (l)JOHN DEERE 310L EP BACKHOE AND ONE
(l)JOHN DEERE 444P WHEEL LOADER FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS/
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT,THROUGH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PURCHASING COOPERATIVE (BUY BOARD);MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS
RELATED THERETO;AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS,the City of Baytown is a member of the cooperative purchasing program established
under Sections 271.082 and 271.083 of the Texas Local Government Code;and
WHEREAS,liie Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative's Buy Board Program is such a
program,allowing municipalities to purchase products and/or seiwices in an efficient,cost effective,and
competitive procurement method;and
WHEREAS,the City of Baytown, in making a purchase under a state contract tlirough such
cooperative purchasing program,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
TWO HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($247,000.00)to Doggett
Heavy Machinery for the purchase of one (1)Jolm Deere 31OL EP Backlioe and one (1)Jolin Deere 444P
Wheel Loader for the Public Works/Engineering Department,tlirough the Texas Local Govenmient
Purchasing Cooperative (Buy Board).
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 FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/lOO 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;Tliis ordinance shall take effect on October 1, 2021, after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the af
Baytownthis the 23"'day of September,2021.
ANGELA JACKSON,Cit
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
of the
DON
KAREN L.HORNER,City Attorney
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uncil of the City of