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Resolution authorizing a contract with Telecom Innovations Group, Itasca, Illinois, to purchase telecommunication equipment and software licenses for the Lake County (County) Courthouse Expansion Project in an estimated amount of $50,852.52.
Staff Summary
* The County's Courthouse Expansion Project requires the purchase of telecommunication equipment including software licenses, controllers and Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephones. Funding for this purchase is budgeted as a part of the Fiscal Year 2018 General Fund Unallocated Information Technology (IT) Initiatives.
* The IT Department, which provided the specifications for the needed software license and equipment, identified a cooperative purchasing contract with Telecom Innovations Group of Itasca, Illinois, through the National Joint Purchasing Alliance (NJPA) to procure the needed services and equipment.
* Pursuant to Article 10-101 of the County Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, the County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of goods with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants, and allows for annual renewals through May 20, 2019, for the procurement of approved hourly rates and equipment costs for future needs as budgeted.
* The contract will be managed by the IT Department.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, there is a need to purchase telecommunication equipment for the Lake County Courthouse Expansion Project including software licenses, controllers and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephones; and
WHEREAS, the Information Technology (IT) Department has assisted in providing the specifications for the software license and equipment that is needed; and
WHEREAS, the IT Department identified a cooperative purchasing contract with Telecom Innovations Group of Itasca, Illinois, through the National Joint Purchasing Alliance (NJPA) to procure the needed services and equi...
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