IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a one-year term and supply contract for the furnishing of maintenance and parts for the electronic security system at the detention center for use by the Corrections Department to Southern Steel of San Antonio, TX, at an estimated cost to the County of $76,575.00, as a sole source purchase.
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RESOLUTION # 14821, December 8, 2003
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Section 1040.1 of the Jackson County Code, 1984, eliminates the requirement for competitive bidding when items to be purchased can be obtained from only one source; and,
WHEREAS, Section 1063.00 of the Code requires notification of and approval by the Legislature on such sole source purchases exceeding $5,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Director recommends a contract with Southern Steel of San Antonio, TX, in the estimated amount of $76,575.00, for the furnishing of maintenance and parts for the electronic security system at the detention center for use by the Corrections Department to provide for departmental needs for the upcoming one-year period; and,
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Director further recommends that he not take competitive bids with regard to said contract for the reason that Southern Steel of San Antonio, TX, is the only known vendor capable of providing maintenance and parts its proprietary on-site security system at the detention center; therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Purchasing Director, and that the Purchasing Director be, and is hereby, authorized to execute for the County a contract with Southern Steel, of San Antonio, TX, and any and all documents necessary to the accomplishment of the award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance is authorized to make all payments including final payment on the contract, to the extent sufficient appropriations to the using spending agency have heretofore been made in the 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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Acting County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution # 14821 of December 8, 2003, was duly passed on _________December 15_______________, 2003 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 will, of necessity, be determined as each using agency places its order, with certification made at that time within amounts previously budgeted for the spending agency.
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Date Director of the Department of Finance