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1069 ;(~ ORDINANCE NO. I 069 (# I B - 96) AN ORDINANCE WAIVING COMPI::..IITIVE BIDDING BY THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOrl WARE, AND SUPPOffl SERVICES FOR USE BY THE POLICE DEPAHl MENT AND MUNICIPAL COUHI; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND, FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN Dt:.IERMINED THAT THE CITY IS IN NEED OF A NEW COMPUTER SOt' I WARE SYSTEM FOR USE BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. At' I ER REVIEW OF THE PROGRAMS ON THE MARKET, IT HAS ALSO BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE IBM AS400 IS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE HARDWARE AND SOt' I WARE AVAILABLE AND WILL ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO UTILIZE EXISTING HARDWARE AS WELL; WHEREAS, STRATEGIC TECH OF LII I LE ROCK, ARKANSAS IS THE SOLE LOCAL PROVIDER OF IBM AS400 HARDWARE AND SOt' I WARE AT THE BEST PRICE, AND HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE THE HARDWARE, SOt' I WARE, AND SUPPOt"( I SERVICES AT A REASONABLE RATE. BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS: SELl ION ONE: COMPt:.IITIVE BIDDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING A NEW SOt' I WARE SYSTEM, AND THE NECESSARY TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES WOULD BE COSTLY, NON-PRODUCTIVE, AND TIME CONSUMING, MAKING SAID COMPETITIVE BIDDING UNFEASIBLE AND IMPRACTICAL. 303 ok() SEC:IION TWO: PURSUANT TO ACA 9 14- 58 - ~, COMPETITIVE BIDDING IS HEREBY WAIVED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING AN IBM AS400 HARDWARE AND SOt' I WARE SYSTEM, TOGt:.IHER WITH THE NECESSARY TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SUCH. AUTHORIZATION IS GIVEN TO THE ~ACKSONVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND/OR PURCHASING AGENT TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH STRATEGIC TECH OF LII I LE ROCK, ARKANSAS, TO PURCHASE AND PROVIDE SAID HARDWARE, SOt' I WARE, EQUIPMENT, lHAlNING, AND SUPPOt"(1 SERVICES FOR A TOTAL SUM OF TWENTY THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE DOLLARS ($20,42 1.00), PLUS APPLICABLE SALES TAX (IF ANY>' SECTION THREE: ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY REPEALED TO THE EXTENT OF SAID CONFLICT. SECTION FOUR: To OBTAIN A MORE EFFICIENT Mt:.IHOD OF PROVIDING RECORDS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE SAFETY NEEDS OF OUR CITIZENS IN AN EXPEDIENT AND PRUDENT MANNER, AN EMERGENCY IS DECLARED TO EXIST. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION, AS PROVIDED BY AND SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICABLE LAW. APPROVED AND ADOt-' I ED THIS I-( +4 DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1996. CITY OF 0ACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS -'I ~J~L~ TOMl\I1Y SWAIM, ~AmR ~ A I I c~ I : ~'fu. ~.~ LUWM. LEONARD, Ofty CLERK /N'....7 ~QJ!,1/ /t~ ROBEHjE. BAMBur CITY