IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a thirty-six month term and supply contract with two twelve-month options to extend for the furnishing of wide-area network services for use by the Information Technology Department to Unite Private Networks of Kansas City, Missouri, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 32-20.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20550, November 2, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Information Technology Department has a need for wide-area network services to support the data communications infrastructure for use by the County and the Circuit Court; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing issued Request for Proposals No. 32-20 for these services; and,
WHEREAS, a total of fifty-seven notifications were distributed and seven responses were received and evaluated as follows:
RESPONDENT TOTAL POINTS ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST
Unite Private Networks 91.66 $238,020.00
Kansas City (Platte County), MO
AT&T 83.70 $164,163.00
Alton, IL
Spectrum Enterprise 78.96 $223,748.00
Overland Park, KS
TMobile 72.03 $477,696.00
Bellevue, WA
Windstream 69.32 $235,892.00
Little Rock, AR
Granite Government 67.32 $356,160.00
Quincy, IL
Consolidated Communications 66.64 $339,108.00
Leawood, KS
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WHEREAS, an evaluation committee reviewed the proposals and evaluated each bidder on the basis of proposed method of performance, experience, qualifications, references, and pricing; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of the Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a thirty-six month term and supply contract with two twelve-month options to extend for wide-area network services to Unite Private of Kansas City, Missouri, under the terms and conditions of RFP No. 32-20, as the lowest and best proposal received; 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 to the accomplishment of the award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments on the contract, including final payment, to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the using spending agencies are available 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 No. 20550 of November 2, 2020, was duly passed on November 9, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______8________ Nays _______0________
Abstaining ____0______ Absent ______1________
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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.
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Date Interim Chief Administrative Officer