IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION awarding contracts for the maintenance of hardware and software for use by the Information Technology Department to EMC Corporation of Hopkinton, MA, in the amount of $63,873.31, and Mangrove Software of Tampa, FL, in the amount of $39,207.78, as sole source purchases, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $103,081.09.
Intro
RESOLUTION #16460, November 19, 2007
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, section 1030.1 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 requires notification to and approval by the Legislature on such sole source purchases exceeding $25,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the Finance and Purchasing Director recommends contracts with EMC Corporation of Hopkinton, MA, and Mangrove Software of Tampa, FL, for the maintenance of hardware and software for use by the Information Technology Department; and,
WHEREAS, the Finance and Purchasing Director has determined that the services to be purchased due to their proprietary nature, can only be obtained from one source; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Finance and Purchasing Director be, and hereby is, authorized to execute for the County contracts with EMC Corporation and Mangrove Software for the maintenance of hardware and software for use by the Information Technology Department; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments including final payment on the contracts.
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 #16460 of November 19, 2007, was duly passed on November 26, 2007 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
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 6580
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Information Technology
Maintenance & Repair - Data Processing
NOT TO EXCEED: $63,873.31
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 1305 6662
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Information Technology
Software Maintenance
NOT TO EXCEED: $39,207.78
Date Director of Finance and Purchasing