Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the Franklin County Municipal Court, Clerk of Court (“Municipal Court Clerk”) to enter into contract with Avalon Technologies, Inc. for the provision of professional services necessary to upgrade the servers and associated equipment (“Dell Upgrade Project”) for the Franklin County Municipal Court Case Management System and the Electronic Filing System (“E-Filing”). This upgrade will include removing equipment which is end-of-life (EOL) and enhancing the new equipment to provide greater speeds and capabilities.
Bid Information:
Pricing is based on the Dell Ohio State Term Schedule (“STS”); contract number: 534109-31; expiration date 6/30/2015. Avalon Technologies, Inc. is a Dell Premier Partner under this contract. A Dell Premier Partner has expertise in hardware, software and services. Avalon Technologies is certified in Dell, Oracle and Cisco, and has extensive knowledge of Windows and Linux essential for the Dell Upgrade Project. Ordinance 0582-87 authorizes the City of Columbus to purchase from this contract.
Contract Compliance Number: 020746597
Expiration Date: 12/18/2016
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 finding for recovery certified search.
Emergency: Emergency legislation is requested to expedite the Dell Upgrade Project for the Franklin County Municipal Court Case Management System and the E-Filing System.
Fiscal Impact: Funds totaling $17,900.00 are available within the Municipal Court Clerk Capital Improvement Fund.
Title
To authorize the Municipal Court Clerk to enter into a contract with Avalon Technologies, Inc. for the provision of professional services for the Dell Upgrade Project; to authorize an expenditure of $17,900.00 from the Municipal Court Clerk Capital Improvement Fund; and to declare an emergency ($17,900.00).
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