IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of ten-year lease/purchase financing of voting equipment for use by the Jackson County Board of Election Commissioners to Clayton Holdings, LLC d/b/a Commerce Bank of St. Louis, Missouri, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 42-15, funds to be payable by the Jackson County Board of Election Commissioners.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18916, August 31, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Jackson County Board of Election Commissioners ("Election Board") has a need for voting equipment to replace its obsolete and unrepairable existing voting machines; and,
WHEREAS, the voting equipment the Election Board proposes purchasing is manufactured by Unisyn and is certified for use by the Federal Election Assistance Commission and by the Missouri Secretary of State; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing has determined that Unisyn is the sole source provider of this proprietary equipment; and,
WHEREAS, the total cost of this Unisyn Open Elect Voting System is $1,386,272.00; and,
WHEREAS, the Election Board will use funds on hand to make a down payment toward this purchase in the amount of $386,272.00, and will be responsible for the annual payments on the lease out of funds it receives from the jurisdictions it serves; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing solicited formal written bids on Request for Proposals No. 42-15 for a ten-year lease/purchase financing of the remaining $1,000,000.00 cost of this equipment on behalf of the Election Board; and,
WHEREAS, a total of ten notifications were distributed and two responses were received and evaluated as follows:
BIDDER APR POINTS AWARDED
Clayton Holdings, LLC 2.32% 93
(Commerce Bank)
St. Louis, MO
US Bancorp
(US Bank)
Denver, CO 2.35% 88
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