IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month contract, with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of a mobile assessor software program and training, for use by the Assessment Department to Data Cloud Solutions of Springfield, OH, as a sole source purchase, at a cost to the County for 2014 not to exceed $165,100.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18473, April 7, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Garza Ruiz, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Assessment Department has a need for a mobile assessor software package for its mass appraisal of properties in Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, the Assessment Department staff conducted a thirty-day pilot test of the mobile assessor software program furnished by Data Cloud Solutions of Springfield, OH; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Assessment has determined that a contract for the furnishing of a mobile assessor software package with Data Cloud Solutions will streamline and improve the mass appraisal process; 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,
WHEREAS, section 1030.1 also 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 the award of a twelve-month contract, with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of the mobile assessor software program and training, at a cost to the County for 2014 not to exceed $165,100.00 to Data Cloud Solutions of Springfield, Ohio, as a sole source purchase based upon its status as the sole provider of its proprietary software; and,
WHEREAS, this contract for the mobile assessor is in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislat...
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