21599 1 ORDINANCE NO. 21,599
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3 A ORDINANCE TO DECLARE IT IMPRACTICAL AND UNFEASIBLE
4 TO BID; TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
5 CONTRACT WITH IBM, FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TWO
6 HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-
7 EIGHT AND 22/100 DOLLARS ($248,638.22),PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES
8 AND FEES, FOR A ONE (1)-YEAR HARDWARE MAINTENANCE
9 CONTRACT RENEWAL ON ACTIVE-ACTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE
10 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT; AND FOR OTHER
11 PURPOSES.
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13 WHEREAS,the Information Technology Department has a need to enter into a Hardware Maintenance
14 Contract renewal with IBM for one(1)-year service on Active-Active Solutions; and,
15 WHEREAS, the total cost for a one (1)-year Hardware Maintenance Contract on Active-Active
16 Solutions is Two Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand, Six Hundred Thirty-Eight and 22/100 Dollars
17 ($248,638.22),plus applicable taxes and fees;and,
18 WHEREAS, staff will evaluate new software to determine if it is feasible to extend this contract past
19 June 2019, or purchase a new product that will service the needs of the City.
20 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
21 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
22 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a Hardware Maintenance Contract renewal
23 with IBM for one(1)-year service on Active-Active Solutions, in the amount of Two Hundred Forty-Eight
24 Thousand, Six Hundred Thirty-Eight and 22/100 Dollars($248,638.22), plus applicable taxes and fees.
25 Section 2. Funding for this purchase is available through the Information Technology 2018 Budget to
26 cover the cost of this hardware maintenance for the remainder of the year from the Networking Maintenance
27 Reoccurring Account No. 103030-61350.
28 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
29 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
30 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
a part of the
were not originally
31 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional
32 ordinance.
33 . Section 4. Repealer. All laws,ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
34 the provisions of this ordinance, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
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