Finance and Audit
Committee Amendment
June 18, 2007
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a renewal of the County's Agreement with Southwestern Bell/AT&T of Kansas City, MO, to provide Plexar and related telephone services for use countywide, for an additional one-year term, as a sole source purchase, in the estimated annual amount of $476,157.60.
Intro
RESOLUTION # 16306, June 4, 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 of and approval by the Legislature on such sole source purchases exceeding $25,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 14035, dated February 25, 2002, the Legislature did authorize the Director of Purchasing to execute a five-year renewal agreement with Southwestern Bell Telephone for the furnishing of Plexar and related telephone services, as a sole source purchase; and,
WHEREAS, the Finance and Purchasing Director now recommends that the County again renew the agreement with Southwestern Bell/AT&T to provide Plexar and related telephone services for an additional one-year term; and,
WHEREAS, the Renewal Agreement provides for costs estimated at $476,157.60 for these services as follows:
ESTIMATED
COSTS
Plexar-Custom Service Agreement $353,635.20
Plexar - Virtual Trunks $122,522.40
Total $476,157.60
and,
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Director further recommends that it not take competitive bids with regard to said renewal contract for the reason that Southwestern Bell/AT&T of Kansas City, MO, is the only supplier of its proprietary Plexar services serving the Jackson County area; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by th...
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