Ordinance No. 14,961 ORDINANCE NO. 14,961
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF NINETY-SIX THOUSAND
NINE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE AND 93/100 DOLLARS ($96,999.93) TO
NETWORK CABLING SERVICES INC., FOR THE PURCHASE OF ACCESS
CONTROL AND SECURITY CAMERA HARDWARE, AND INSTALLATION
SERVICES FOR THE NEW ANIMAL SERVICES AND ADOPTION CENTER
THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES;
MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown has entered into an interlocal cooperative contract with
the Texas Department of Information Resources ("DIR") for cooperative purchasing; 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 hereby authorizes the payment
of NINETY-SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE AND 93/100 DOLLARS
($96,999.93) to Network Cabling Services Inc., for the purchase of access control and security
camera hardware, and installation services for the new Animal Services and Adoption Center.
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/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.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 15"day of November, 2021.
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ON CA TIL O, Mayor
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ANGELA SON, City Clerk '" t
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KAREN L. HORNER, City Attorney
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