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Home My WebLink About21599 1 ORDINANCE NO. 21,599 2 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. 12 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resolutions, or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with 34 the provisions of this ordinance, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. [Page 1 of 2] 1 ADO' .'.i__ . my2,2018 2 • APPROVED: 3 �� 4rt4i - - kCZ, 5 -,li' T.ng• ,City Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor 6 • ' ' ; D • TO LEGAL FORM: 7 , r 1 8 �� '�4A a..►. 9 Thomas M. Carpenter,City A limey 10 II 11 // 12 // 13 // 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // 35 // [Page 2 of 2]