File #: 20711    Version: 0 Name: annual maintenance for Ascend software
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 7/1/2021 In control: Finance and Audit Committee
On agenda: 7/6/2021 Final action: 7/12/2021
Title: A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for annual maintenance of the Ascend computer software for use by the Assessment Department to Aumentum Technologies of Chicago, IL, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $345,709.00, as a sole source purchase.
Sponsors: Charlie Franklin
Indexes: ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT, CONTRACT, SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
Attachments: 1. 20711bu.pdf, 2. 20711adopt.pdf
Related files: 20484, 21178, 20869, 20954, 21179
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

Title
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for annual maintenance of the Ascend computer software for use by the Assessment Department to Aumentum Technologies of Chicago, IL, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $345,709.00, as a sole source purchase.


Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20711, July 6, 2021

INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator


Body
WHEREAS, the Assessment Department has a continuing need for the maintenance of its Ascend computer software; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1030.1 of the Jackson County Code, 1984, the Director of Finance and Purchasing has determined that this maintenance can be obtained from only one source, the manufacturing vendor, as the software requiring maintenance is of a proprietary nature; and,

WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a contract for the needed maintenance to Aumentum, Inc., d/b/a Aumentum Technologies (formerly Thomson Reuters) of Chicago, IL, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $345,709.00, as a sole source purchase; now therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made 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:

______________________________ _______________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor

Certificate of Passage

I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20711 of July 6, 2021, was duly passed on July 12, 2021 by the Jackso...

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