IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the maintenance of software for use by the Compliance Review Office to AskReply, Inc., dba B2Gnow of Phoenix, AZ, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $48,180.00, as a sole source purchase.
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RESOLUTION NO. 22131 December 8, 2025
INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Compliance Review Office uses the proprietary B2Gnow software to track requirements related to contracts with Minority and/or Women Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) goals; and,
WHEREAS, the Compliance Review Office has a need for annual maintenance and support for this software; and,
WHEREAS, the required annual maintenance agreement supports this critical application for County business; and,
WHEREAS, annual software maintenance agreements are considered sole source purchases, as the maintenance can only be provided by the software’s developer; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1030.1 of the Jackson County Code, 1984, the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing and the Compliance Review Officer recommend the award of a contract for software maintenance and support for use by the Compliance Review Office to B2Gnow of Pheonix, AZ, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $48,180.00, as a sole source purchase; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing and Compliance Review Officer, and that the Director be and hereby is authorized to execute for the County any documents necessary for the accomplishment of the award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments, including final payment, on the contract, to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the using spending agency are contained in the then current County budget.
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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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 22131 of December 8, 2025, was duly passed on ___________________________, 2025 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______________ Nays ______________
Abstaining _________ Absent ____________
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_____________________ Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of the Legislature
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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 0302 56663
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Legislature - Compliance
Software As A Service
NOT TO EXCEED: $48,180.00
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Date County Administration