IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the extension of the Agreement with Consolidated Communications of Lenexa, KS, for the furnishing of wide-area network service for use County-wide, at an additional cost to the County in the amount of $33,036.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19096, March 7, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 17938, dated July 2, 2012, the Legislature did award a three-year contract to Consolidated Communications of Lenexa, KS for the furnishing of wide-area network services for use County-wide, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 53-12; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 18938, dated September 17, 2015, the Legislature did award a contract for the furnishing of these services to Windstream Communications, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 40-15; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 19027, dated December 7, 2015, the Legislature did authorize an extension to the Agreement with Consolidated Communications through February 29, 2016, to allow sufficient time for Windstream to complete the process of implementing the County's network services; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends an additional extension to the contract with Consolidated Communications at its current rate of service, through April 30, 2016, to allow Windstream additional time to implement the new system, at an additional cost to the County in the amount of $33,036.00; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of an extension to this contract 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 Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to execute an extension to the contract with Consolidated Communication through April 30, 2016; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED ...
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