HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 174-94RESOLUTION NO. 1 ? 4 ' 9 4
A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $392,000.00 FROM
THE GENERAL FUND TO THE DATA PROCESSING
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET IN THE CAPITAL
OUTLAY FUND AND DETERMINING THAT THE SOFTWARE
FOR THE CITY'S COMPUTERIZED BUSINESS SYSTEMS
CAN ONLY BE REASONABLY OBTAINED FROM ONE
VENDOR, H.T.E., INC., AND THAT THE
COMPLEMENTANY HARDWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEM
CAN ONLY BE REASONABLY OBTAINED FROM ONE
VENDOR, IBM, AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE
DIRECTOR TO DISPENSE WITH BIDDING THEREFOR.
WHEREAS, the City's current hardware for its computerized
business systems is supplied by PRIME Computer, which ceased
manufacturing in 1992 and, consequently, continued availability of
its products is not assured; and
WHEREAS, upon approval of the computer replacement
project in the 1993-94 budget, City staff began research and
analysis on available computer systems; and
WHEREAS, City staff, after extensive research, determined
that software supplied by H.T.E., Inc. would meet the City's
business system needs and, through integration, would enable data
to be entered once that would flow through to several sub-systems;
and
WHEREAS, H.T.E. software is proprietary to IBM hardware
in that the software was developed to run on IBM computers; and
WHEREAS, the total project cost is estimated to be
$1,310,000.00 which includes approximately $570,000.00 for H.T.E.
software training and support services, $595,000.00 for IBM
hardware, software and support services and $145,000.00 to meet
current PRIME applications not served by the H.T.E. business
systems; and
WHEREAS, the City Council appropriated a total of
$712,000.00 in a Capital Outlay Fund during the prior and current
fiscal years for replacement of the PRIME system, and an additional
$206,000.00 which had been set aside for off-street parking is now
available in the Capital Outlay Fund due to the parking project
being funded with other resources, leaving an additional
$392,000.00 which is required to complete the funding for this
project; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Director has determined, and has
recommended that this Council find, that software for the City's
computerized business systems can only reasonably be obtained from
one vendor, H.T.E., Inc. and that a complementary hardware and
operating system can only reasonably be obtained from one vendor,
IBM, and has recommended that this Council authorize dispensing
with bidding therefor in accordance with Section 3.20.060 D of the
Bakersfield Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City
of Bakersfield as follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and
incorporated herein.
2. Three Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand Dollars
($392,000.00) from the general fund is appropriated to the data
processing capital improvement budget in the capital outlay fund
for purchase of computer hardware, software and related services
for the City's business systems.
3. In accordance with the above recitals, the Council
finds that software for the City's computerized business systems
can only be reasonably obtained from one vendor, H.T.E., Inc., and
that complementary hardware and operating systems can only be
reasonably obtained from one vendor, IBM, because of the necessity
to successfully integrate into the City's existing finance system,
and authorizes the Finance Director to dispense with bidding
therefor to negotiate the purchase of same.
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! HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on N0¥ O~ ~ , by the following vote:
ABSTAIN: COUNClLMEMBER~
ABSENT; OOUNC4LMEMBER~
CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED
BOB PRICE
MAYOR
NOV 0 Z
APPROVED AS TO FOP~M:
JUDY K. SKOUSEN
City Attorney
ROBERT M. SHERFY
Assistant City Attorney