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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.
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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.
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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ARE HEREBY REPEALED TO THE EXTENT OF SAID CONFLICT.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
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LUWM. LEONARD, Ofty CLERK
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