Agenda

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C. 54

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	February 25, 2014

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Authorize Purchase Orders with Various Companies and a Third-party Lease Agreement with IBM Global Finance

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/25/2014

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

David Gould, 925-313-2151

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 25, 2014
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the Chief Information Officer, purchase orders with Integrated Archive Systems Inc., SSP Data Products, R-Computer, and a third-party lease agreement with IBM Global Finance in an amount not to exceed $379,131, for the purchase of network and telephone systems equipment, software and support, for the period April 1, 2014 through March 1, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The cost of $379,131 is charged back to user departments through the Department of Information Technology's billing process. The Purchasing Division has arranged a lease purchase contract with IBM Global Finance. The total amount financed is $359,101 at an interest rate of 2.79%. The principal and interest for the first of five annual payments has been budgeted under Org. #4280 and #1060 for fiscal year 2013/2014.

BACKGROUND:

The Department of Information Technology is purchasing servers, switches, expansion shelves, software and support required to maintain the County's network and telephone systems.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Failure to maintain these systems may result in reduced capacity, system failure and interrupted business operations.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.