13212I RESOLUTION NO. 13,212
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
4 THREE (3) -YEAR AGREEMENT WITH WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS
5 FOR PRI AND T -1 VOICE TRUNK SERVICES FOR DESIGNATED CITY
6 FACILITIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, the City's Information Technology Department sought price proposals for PRI and T -1
9 Voice Trunk services from qualified service providers through a two (2) -part competitive bid process; and
10 WHEREAS, sealed qualifications and sealed price proposals were submitted by three (3) service
11 providers; and
12 WHEREAS, a selection committee appointed by the City Manager reviewed the qualifications
13 packets for responsiveness to the bid instructions, ability to provide the service and willingness to comply
14 with the City's contractual terms and conditions; and
15 WHEREAS, after analysis of the qualified submissions, the selection committee determined that
16 Windstream Communications had submitted the lowest responsive and responsible bid.
17 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
18 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
19 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby authorizes the City Manager to enter into a three (3) -year
20 agreement with Windstream Communications for PRI and T -1 Voice Trunk services for $68,188.80 per
21 year with the City's total cost not to exceed $204,566.40 for the three (3) -year term.
22 Section 2. The terms and conditions of this agreement shall be consistent with the RFP
23 specifications, shall give the City of Little Rock an option to terminate the agreement upon sixty (60) days
24 notice without payment of early termination fees, and shall be in a form acceptable to the City Attorney in
25 order to ensure that the City's interests are met.
26 Section 3. Funds for this monthly service are appropriated as a line item in the annual operational
27 budgets for individual departments.
28 Section 4. 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
31 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
32 resolution.
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Resolution to authorize
PRI T-1 agreement with Windstream
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Section 5. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent
with the provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
ADOPTED: October 19, 2010
ATTEST:
Xj� Ci ty Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Thomas M. Carpenter, City Att ney
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Resolution to authorize
PRI T -1 agreement with Windstream
APPROVED:
— J&
Mark Stodola, Mayor
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