RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the County Librarian, a purchase order with Dell Computers in an amount not to exceed $160,000 for replacement of computer equipment for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The funds are in the Library's FY 2019/20 budget.
BACKGROUND:
The library maintains over 975 computers through its 26 community locations, with 152 computers that are over five years old, far exceeding their lifetime recycle schedule. In order to support community library service needs and expectations of providing free computer access to the Internet and other software, and to improve the performance of web technology and quality of web typography, the library will purchase 152 new computers to replace the aging hardware and software. The Library has routinely replaced about 150 desktop computers annually to promote high system performance.
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