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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-144-12/16/2003-APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF SEVENTY-EIGHT PANASONIC CF-73 TOUGHBOOK LAPTOP COMPUTERS FROM PORTABLE COM RESOLUTION 2003-144 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF SEVENTY-EIGHT PANASONIC CF-73 TOUGHBOOK LAPTOP COMPUTERS FROM PORTABLE COMPUTER SYSTEMS AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE COMPETITIVE PURCHASING PROCESS WHEREAS, Police Patrol has a large number of Panasonic Toughbook laptop computers in service which have proven to be reliable; and WHEREAS,the City has received excellent service and support from Panasonic and Portable Computer Systems (PCS); and WHEREAS, seventy-eight new laptops are needed to replace units which are currently reaching the end of their service life and will not work properly with the City's new Computer Aided Dispatch System; and WHEREAS, Section 8-161(d)(1)(d) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins authorizes the Purchasing Agent to negotiate the purchase of materials and services without utilizing a competitive bidding process where the Purchasing Agent determines that a particular material, professional service or service is required in order to standardize or maintain standardization for the purpose of reducing financial investment or simplifying administration; and WHEREAS,the Purchasing Agent has determined that the purchase of the Panasonic CF-73 laptops from PCS as an exception to the competitive process is in the best interests of the City, due to the need to standardize equipment and the servicing of that equipment in patrol vehicles for the purpose of simplifying administration, as well as the demonstrated reliability of the units already in service; and WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent has submitted the requisite justification to the City Manager for approval; and WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed and concurred in that determination for this acquisition; and WHEREAS, the cost to purchase seventy-eight new laptops from PCS is $237,588; and WHEREAS, funds have been budgeted and approved in the Patrol budget for 2003; and WHEREAS, Section 8-161(d)(3) requires approval of this purchasing method by the City 1 10 Council for items costing more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars($ 0,000)prior to acquisition. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the purchase of seventy-eight (78) Panasonic CF-73 Toughbook laptop computers and power adapters in the amount of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT DOLLARS ($237,588), as an exception to the City's competitive Purchasing requirements, is hereby approved. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 16th day of December, A.D. 2003. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk