IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month contract with four twelve-month options to extend for access to real estate market and lease data, for use by the Assessment Department to CoStar Realty Information of Washington, DC, as a sole source purchase, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $14,304.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20499, September 21, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Assessment Director has requested a contract with CoStar Realty of Washington, DC, for the purpose of gaining access to on-line estate market and lease data, at a cost to the County in the amount of $14,304.00 for the initial term; and,
WHEREAS, CoStar provides a combination of products including CoStar Property, CoStar Comps, and CoStar Tenant that will allow the Assessment Department to have access to this market and lease data; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1030.1, Jackson County Code, 1984, the Director of Finance and Purchasing has determined that CoStar is the only known vendor that provides these services, thus removing the requirement for competitive bidding; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a twelve-month contract with four twelve month options to extend for the purpose of market and lease data to CoStar Realty Information of Washington, DC, as a sole source purchase, based upon CoStar Realty’s status as the sole provider of this proprietary data; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri that the contract be awarded as recommended by the Director of Finance and Purchasing, and that the Director be, and is hereby, authorized to execute for the County any documents necessary for the accomplishment of the award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing 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. 20499 of September 21, 2020, was duly passed on September 28, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _____8_______ Nays ______1______
Abstaining ____0_____ Absent _____0______
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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 1902 56080
ACCOUNT TITLE: Assessment Fund
Assessment
Other Professional Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $14,304.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer