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C. 65

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	July 10, 2018

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Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Orders with Sirius Computer Solutions, Locus Diagnostics, and Integrated Archive Systems and a third party lease agreement with IBM

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/10/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
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: July 10, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RATIFY the Purchasing Agent's execution, on behalf of the Department of Information Technology, of purchase orders with with Sirius Computer Solutions, Locus Diagnostics, and Integrated Archive Systems, and a third-party lease-agreement with IBM Credit, LLC, for the lease-purchase and third-party financing of computer equipment, services, software and software licenses during the period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The cost of $1,365,000 is charged back to user departments through the Department of Information Technology's billing process. (100% Department User Fees)

BACKGROUND:

The Department of Information Technology is purchasing hardware, software, and services to maintain the County's wide-area-network. The Purchasing Division has arranged lease purchasing financing with IBM Credit, LLC in the amount of $1,365,000. The lease purchases were approved by the Debt Affordability Advisory Committee on February 19, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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