IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to execute a renewal of the County's term and supply agreements with SBC/AT&T of Dallas, TX, to provide Plexar II and DS1 telephone services for use by the Public Works Department and Circuit Court, for an additional one-year term, as sole source purchases, in the estimated aggregate amount of $32,832.00.
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RESOLUTION # 16352, July 16, 2007
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
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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, SBC/AT&T has been providing Plexar II services to the Public Works Department's Vehicle Service Center for the past five years and DS1 lines for the Circuit Court for the last three years; and,
WHEREAS, the Finance and Purchasing Director now recommends that the County renew the agreements with SBC/AT&T to provide Plexar II and DS1 telephone services for an additional one-year term; and,
WHEREAS, during this year, the Finance and Purchasing Department will aggressively seek proposals from other vendors to provide these or similar services; and,
WHEREAS, the Renewal Agreement provides for costs estimated at $32,832.00 for these services as follows:
ESTIMATED
COSTS
Plexar II-Custom Service Agreement $15,060.00
Vehicle Service Center
DS1 Lines $17,722.00
Circuit Court
Total $32,832.00
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Director further recommends that it not take competitive bids with regard to said renewal contracts for the reason that SBC/AT&T of Kansas City, MO, is the only supplier of its proprietary Plexar II and DS1 services currently serving Jackson...
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