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December 12, 2005
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding term and supply contracts on Request For Proposals No. 38-05 for the furnishing of voting systems and services for use by the Jackson County and Kansas City Boards of Election Commissioners to Election Systems and Software of Omaha, NE, and Diebold Election Systems of Allen, TX, to provide for board needs for the upcoming thirty-six-month period.
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RESOLUTION # 15731, December 5, 2005
INTRODUCED BY Henry C. Rizzo, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Director has submitted proposals on Request For Proposals No. 38-05 for the furnishing of voting systems and services for use by the Jackson County and Kansas City Boards of Election Commissioners to provide for board needs for the upcoming thirty-six-month period; and,
WHEREAS, he distributed seven solicitations and received five responses, two of which were rejected as cost prohibitive; and,
WHEREAS, the remaining responses were as follows:
VENDOR EQUIPMENT PRICE
Election Systems & Software Ink-a-vote $3,423,333.00
Omaha, NE
Diebold Election Systems Optical Scan $4,546,181.00
Allen, TX
Sequoia Voting Systems Optical Scan $4,873,406.00
Oakland, CA
Election Systems & Software Optical Scan $5,216,373.00
Omaha, NE
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WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends that award be made to Election Systems & Software of Omaha, NE, for its Ink-a-vote system and Diebold Elections Systems of Allen, TX, for the reason that they have submitted the lowest and best bids for the systems desired ; and,
WHEREAS, this award is made on an as-needed basis and does not obligate the County to pay any specific amount; 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 any and all documents necessary to the accomplishment of the award, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract thereby made, to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the using spending agencies are contained in the then current Jackson 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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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #15731 of December 5, 2005 was duly passed on __________December 12____________________, 2005 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9_________ Nays _____0________
Abstaining _____0________ Absent _____0_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
This award is made on a need basis and does not obligate Jackson County to pay any specific amount. The availability of funds for specific purchases is subject to annual appropriation.
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Date Director of the Department of Finance