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 Collection and Assessment Departments to Aumentum Technologies of Chicago, IL, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $366,451.00, as a sole source purchase.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20869, February 14, 2022
INTRODUCED BY Tony Miller, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, the Collection and Assessment Departments 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 $366,451.00, 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:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20869 of February 14, 2022, was duly passed on February 22, 2022 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______9_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ____0_____ Absent _____0_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of the 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 1403 56662
ACCOUNT TITLE: Assessment Fund
Collections
Software Maintenance
NOT TO EXCEED: $366,451.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer