IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of Avaya Telephone System software and maintenance, for use by the Information Technology Department to SKC Communications of Shawnee Mission, KS, as a sole source purchase, at an actual cost to the county not to exceed $30,068.00.
Intro
RESOLUTION #17568, April 11, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, section 1030.1, Jackson County Code, 1984, eliminates the requirement for competitive bidding when items or services to be purchased can be obtained from only one source and requires notification of and approval by the Legislature on such sole source purchases exceeding $25,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the purchase of software and maintenance services for the Avaya Telephone System, from SKC Communications of Shawnee Mission, KS, for use by the Information Technology Department, at a cost to the County not to exceed $30,068.00; and,
WHEREAS, the Director further recommends that he not take competitive bids with regard to said software and maintenance services, for the reason that SKC Communications is the developer and sole provider of software maintenance for its proprietary Avaya Telephone System; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Director of Finance and Purchasing and that the Director be and is hereby authorized to execute for the County any documents necessary for the accomplishment of the award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments including final payment on the contract.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #17568 of April 11, 2011, was duly passed on April 18, 2011 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8________ Nays ______0_______ Excused _____1_____
Abstaining _____0_______ Absent _______0_____
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 1305 56662
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Information Technology
Software Maintenance
NOT TO EXCEED: $7,500.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 5101 56430
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Non Departmental
Telephone Utility
NOT TO EXCEED: $22,568.00
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing