Explanation
Background:
This ordinance authorizes the City Attorney to enter into the first year of a three year contract with LexisNexis, a division of Reed-Elsevier, Inc., for the provision of on-line legal research services. The City Attorney’s office selected LexisNexis because it best meets the needs of the City Attorney’s office. The services will be for access to on-line legal research which includes Lexis Advance, Accurint for Government, CCH Labor Arbitration, and Lexis for MS Office.
The cost will increase by approximately 3.4% in the second and third years. The total annual cost will be: $55,675.20 for the first year, $57,587.76 for the second year, and $59,569.68 for the third year. We were able to negotiate an extremely competitive price and lock it in for a three year period.
Emergency: This ordinance is a 30-day ordinance.
Fiscal Impact:
The cost of the first year of this contract, for the period of 06/01/15 through 05/31/16, will be $55,675.20. These funds are included in the City Attorney's 2015 approved general fund budget.
Contract Compliance Number:
LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier, Inc. CC#: 521471842 Expires: 05/01/16.
This company is neither debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government nor prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
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To authorize the City Attorney to enter into the first year of a three year contract with LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier, Inc. for the provision of on-line legal research services, to authorize the expenditure of Fifty-five Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-five and 20/100 Dollars from the General Fund, and to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code. ($55,675.20)
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WHEREAS, the City Attorney's Office is in need of on-line legal research resources; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney's Office has determined that the se...
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