IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $35,084.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2012 Collector's Maintenance Fund and awarding a contract for the furnishing of upgraded Electronic Payment Service Software for use by the Collection and Information Technology Departments to Sonant Corporation of San Diego, CA, at a cost to the County not to exceed $28,290.00, as a sole source purchase.
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ORDINANCE #4436, August 6, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the County's current Electronic Payment Software (EPS) 4, which is used to process tax payer on-line credit card and e-check payments, is out-of-date and no longer in compliance with Payment Card Industry security standards; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of the Information Technology Department recommends the award of a contract for the purchase of the upgraded EPS 5 software from Sonant Corporation of San Diego, CA, as it is the current provider of the EPS 4 software and it is configured to work with the County's Ascend software; and,
WHEREAS, section 1030.1, 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 of and approval by the Legislature on such sole source purchases exceeding $25,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends that he not take competitive bids with regard to said contract for the reason that Sonant Corporation is the only company that provides the proprietary EPS software and is therefore a sole source; and,
WHEREAS, the additional hardware and software necessary for this upgrade will be provided by existing Term and Supply contracts, at an additional cost not to exceed $6,794.00; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to place the funds in the appropriate spending accounts; and,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of J...
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