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Resolution authorizing a contract with Safeware Inc., Lanham, Maryland, for the purchase of security video servers, employee identification card printers, employee identification cards and security personal vomputer (PC) workstations in the amount of $169,925.
Staff Summary
• During Fiscal Year (FY) 2019’s budget process, the replacement of security equipment was approved.
• Security video servers, employee identification card printer, employee identification cards, and security PC workstations are needed to upgrade data storage capacity and upgrade the current ID card system.
• The security camera system has a 30-day data retention requirement; the additional servers will fulfill this requirement. Lake County will also be replacing all employee identification cards with the purchase of 4,000 dual-purpose cards for identification and access control.
• Purchasing identified a cooperative purchasing contract with Safeware through Omnia Partners to procure the security video servers, employee identification card printer, employee identification cards, and PC workstations at a contract price that was competitively solicited and awarded through 2023.
• Pursuant to Article 10-101 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, Lake 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.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, there is a need to purchase video servers, employee identification card printer, employee identification cards and PC workstations; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget process, the Facilities and Construction Services Department (Facilities) has budgeted $169,925 specifically for this purpose; and
WHEREAS, Purchasing identified a cooperative purchasing contract with Safeware through Omnia Partners to procure the security video servers, employee identification card printer, employee identification cards and security PC workstations at a contract price that was competitively solicited and awarded through 2023; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 10-101 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, Lake 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
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into a contract with Safeware Inc., for the purchase of video servers, employee identification card printer, employee identification cards and PC workstations as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget process.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, August 13, 2019.