Corrected
December 31, 2015
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 assessment consulting services to John Q. Ebert and Associates Consulting, LLC, of Bluffton, OH, at a cost to the County not to exceed $360,000.00, as a sole source purchase.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19034, January 4, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Assessment Department has a need for the services of a highly-qualified, experienced consultant with assessor experience to assist the County with the state-mandated 2017 reassessment; 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, in 2014 the Director of Finance and Purchasing solicited bids on Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 45-14 for these same consulting services; and,
WHEREAS, at that time John Q. Ebert and Associates Consulting, LLC, of Bluffton, OH; was the only qualified respondent to the RFP; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislature awarded Ebert a contract for these services by Resolution 18541, dated June 9, 2014; and,
WHEREAS, Ebert Consulting competently and professionally provided all required assessment consulting services for the County in 2014 and 2015; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing has determined that Ebert Consulting is the only available expert consultant with the experience and qualifications required by the County in connection with the state-mandated 2017 reassessment, and so has found Ebert Consulting to be a sole source; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a twelve-month contract with two twelve-month options to extend to John Q. Ebert and Associates Consulting Associates, LLC, of Bluffton, OH, at a cost to the County not to exceed $360,000.00; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute for the County a Consulting Agreement with John Q. Ebert and Associates Consulting, LLC, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby 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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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 19034 of January 4, 2016, was duly passed on January 11, 2016 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8_________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____1_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 045 4500 56080
ACCOUNT TITLE: Assessment Fund
Non-Departmental
Other Professional Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $360,000.00
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing