Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with Brown Enterprise Solutions for the purchase of five (5) Dell Power Edge R710 Servers. The Servers will replace the SCADA Servers at the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on April 12, 2012; one hundred ninety (190) vendors (176 MAJ/4 MBR/8 M1A/ 2 F1) were solicited and five (5) bids (1 M1A/4 MAJ) were received. The bid number is SA004321. The bid tabulation is attached. The lowest bidder Impulse Technology made an error and withdrew their bid. The second low bidder, eRacks proposed an alternate that did not meet our specifications and was deemed non-responsive. The third lowest bidder was Brown Enterprise Solutions and was deemed responsive and responsible to the specifications. Therefore the award is being made to Brown Enterprise Solutions for all bid items.
Supplier: Brown Enterprise Solutions (90-0353698), Expires 1-31-14
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
Fiscal Impact: $48,961.50 is budgeted and needed for this purchase.
$78,812.54 was spent in 2011.
$7,135.20 was spent in 2010.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Brown Enterprise Solutions for the purchase of Dell Power Edge R710 Servers for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and to authorize the expenditure of $48,961.50 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund. ($48,961.50)
Body
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, has a need to purchase Dell Power Edge R710 Servers that will replace the SCADA Servers at the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Facility, and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office opened formal bids on April 12, 2012 for the purchase of...
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