1996-149 ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR PURCHASES OF
MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FROM ONLY ONE SOURCE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW EXEMPTING SUCH PURCHASES
FROM REQUIREMENTS OF COMPETITIVE BIDS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
WHEREAS, Sectaon 252 022 of the Local Government Code provides that procurement of items
that are only available from one source, including items that are only available from one source
because of patents, copyrights, secret processes or natural monopolies, films, manuscripts or books,
electricity, gas, water and other utility purchases, captive replacement parts or components for
equipment, and library materials for a public library that are avmlable only from the persons holding
exclusive distribution rights to the materials, need not be submitted to competitive bids, and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to procure one or more of the items mentioned in the above
paragraph, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTXOB~ That the following purchases of materials, equipment or supplies, as described in
the "Purchase Orders" attached hereto, are hereby approved
PURCHASE
O~ VENDOR AMOI INT
65795 IBM CORPORATION $34,927.20
SECIION II That the acceptance and approval of the above items shall not constitute a contract
between the City and the person submitting the quotation for such items until such person shall
comply with all requirements specified by the Purchasing Department
SECTIO~iH That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute any contracts relating to
the items specified in Section I and the expenditure of funds pursuant to smd contracts is hereby
authorized
SECTION IN That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~ day of ~ 1996
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
SOLE SOURCE
DATE JULY 2, 1996
CIT_YC_.OUMCIL REPORT
TO Mayor and Members of the C~ty Councd
FROM Ted Benamdes, City Manager
SUBJECT PURCHASE ORDER # 65795 - IBM CORPORATION
RECOMMENDATION. We recommend that Purchase Order/165795 to IBM Corporation be
approved ~n the amount of $34,927 20
8IYMMARY: Th~s purchase order is for the acqmSltlOn of upgrade hardware and software for the
C~ty of Denton GIS system The hardware ~ncludes three RS/6000 workstations, d~sc storage tower,
adapters, cables and operation system software
The purchase of tins eqmpment will allow two less sophlstmated workstations to be relocated to areas
accessible by the general pubhc
The ~tems being purchased must be compatible w~th our existing eqmpment and software and is only
available from IBM Corporation The prices are taken from the State of Texas General Services
Commission contract price hst Chapter 2542 of the Local Government Code exempts sole source
acqms~tlons from the b~d process
~.CJ~kGRI)~/I~tI~ Purchase Order #65795 to IBM, ProJect equipment and price hst
pROGRAMS: DEPARTMESLT8 OR GROIIP8 AF~'ECTEIL City of Denton GIS System Users
and the Cmzens of Denton
EISzT. ALJ3~CI~ Funds for thru acqms~tion wtll come from several fundtng sources
Information Serwces $25,977 20
Water/Sewer Engineering $ 2,700 00
Street Engineering $ 4,250 00
Traffic Englneertng $~L0110 00
$34,927 20
Respectfully submitted
Ted Benavldes
City Manager
Name Tom D Shaw, C P I~
T~tle Purchasing Agent
750 AGENDA