Ordinance No. 14,907ORDINANCE NO. 14,907
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN THOUSAND
FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($797,434.00) TO CALDWELL
COUNTRY CHEVROLET FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWELVE (12) CHEVROLET POLICE
VEHICLES, RELATED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION, 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 through 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 SEVEN
HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR AND N0/100 DOLLARS
($797,434.00) to Caldwell Country Chevrolet for the purchase of twelve (12) Chevrolet police vehicles and related
emergency equipment with installation, 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 N0/100 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.
this the
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown
14"' day of October, 2021.
ON CAPETILLO, Mayor
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KAREN L. H , City Attorney
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