6670-91 Purchase add'l software for MDT's

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RESOLUTION NO. 6670-91 BY: Gallagher, Gazzana, George, Graham, Roth, Smith A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the Director of Public 'Safety to enter into a contract with US West Public Safety Group for the purchase of additional software for the existing Mobile Data Terminals (MDT's) without competitive bidding. WHEREAS, pursuant to the adoption and approval of Ordinance No. 28-91, funds were appropriated and authorization approved for the purchase of this additional software equipment to allow the MDT's to become totally operational, and to interface with the present Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System; and and, and, WHEREAS, said consequently, the software is only available from one source formal advertising for bids is impractical; WHEREAS, Section lll.04(a) (10) provides .that contracts under circumstances where Council determines that it is impractical to award the contract under competitive bidding procedures may be awarded without competitive bidding; and WHEREAS, a ~proposal has been received from US West Public Safety Group to provide additional software for the existing MDT system, which proposal is hereby determined to be reasonable and in the best interest of the City to accept such proposal; and WHEREAS, this Resolution constitutes an emergency measure in that the acquisition of this additional software is necessary for the MDT system to become totally operational, and to interface with the CAD system at the earliest possible time, and it provides for the usual daily operation of a municipal department; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. It is hereby determined that additional software for the MDT system cannot be secured from any other source other than US West Public Safety Group, 555 Republic Drive, Plano, Texas 75074; therefore, the Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a written contract with US West Public Safety Group on the basis of its proposal dated November 25, 1991, in the sum of approximately $47,000, a copy of said proposal being attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof as if fully rewritten herein. Section 2. That the cost of such software shall be paid from the Capital Improvement Fund. Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 4. That this resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in the preamble hereof and provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected .to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption and approval by the~se, it shall take effect and be in force after the earl~er~ al~ed by law. Adopted: ~o~j Cler Approved:/~r_~ ~ ~ / f 7// Mayor