Ordinance No. 14,854ORDINANCE NO.14,854
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND
NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR AND NO/lOO DOLLARS ($266,994.00)TO
ROMCO EQUIPMENT CO.,FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1)VOLVO EW 180E
WHEELED EXCAVATOR 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,the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative's Buy Board Program is such a
program, allowing municipalities to purchase 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 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 SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR AND NO/100 dollars
($266,994.00)to Romeo Equipment Co., for the purchase of one (1) Volvo EW 180E Wheeled Excavator
for the Public Works/Engineering Department,through the Texas Local Government 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:This 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 th
Baytownthis the 23*^^day of September,2021.
ATTEST:
ANGELA JAOKSON,C
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
vote of the City Cftuncil of the City of
LO,Mtiyor
KAREN L.HORNER,City Attorney
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