File #: 21622    Version: 0 Name: ASCEND software for Collection/Assessment Depts.
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/7/2024 In control: Finance and Audit Committee
On agenda: 5/13/2024 Final action: 5/20/2024
Title: A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for annual maintenance of the Ascend computer software for use by the Collection and Assessment Departments to Aumentum Technologies of Chicago, IL, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $413,631.00, as a sole source purchase.
Sponsors: Megan L. Marshall
Indexes: ASSESSMENT, CONTRACT, SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
Attachments: 1. 21622bu, 2. 21622adopted.pdf
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

Title
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for annual maintenance of the Ascend computer software for use by the Collection and Assessment Departments to Aumentum Technologies of Chicago, IL, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $413,631.00, as a sole source purchase.

Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 21622, May 13, 2024

INTRODUCED BY Megan L. Marshall, County Legislator


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WHEREAS, the Collection and Assessment Departments have a continuing need for the maintenance of its Ascend computer software; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1030.1 of the Jackson County Code, 1984, the Director of Finance and Purchasing has determined that this maintenance can be obtained from only one source, the manufacturing vendor, as the software requiring maintenance is of a proprietary nature; and,

WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a contract for the needed maintenance to Aumentum, Inc., d/b/a Aumentum Technologies (formerly Thomson Reuters) of Chicago, IL, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $413,631.00, as a sole source purchase; 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 for the accomplishment of the award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments, including final payment, on the contract.

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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County Counselor

Certificate of Passage

I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 21622 of May 13, 2024, was duly passed on May 20, 2024 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes t...

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