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RESOLUTION NO. 98—C191
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA WAIVING
FORMAL SEALED BIDDING AND AWARDING THE UPGRADE OF THE CALL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS) AND CONVERSANT TO LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES
AND TAPESTRY INTEGRATION SPECIALISTS.
WHEREAS, Section 2-537 of the Azusa Municipal Code requires City purchases over the amount of $5,000 to be
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after notice, and
WHEREAS, Section 2-536 of the Azusa Municipal Code requires the City Council to waive formal sealed bidding
procedures upon finding that the public welfare would be promoted by dispensing with them, and
WHEREAS, the City has a need to upgrade its various business information systems to meet Year 2000 compliance
standards, and
WHEREAS, the Department depends upon these system and requires robust business class equipment to meet its data
processing requirements, and
WHEREAS, Lucent Technologies had previously sold, and is currently under contract to maintain, the Department's
Call Management and Conversant systems, and
WHEREAS, Tapestry Integration Specialists was responsible for the development of the Department's Automated
Account Information System,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES HEREBY FIND AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That conducting a formal "sealed" bidding process for the purchase of upgrades to the Call
Management, Conversant and Automated Account Information Systems would be impracticable,
useless and uneconomical and that the public welfare would be promoted by dispensing with them,
and
Section 2. That the formal "sealed" bidding process is waived, and
Section 3. That the upgrades to the CMS be awarded to Lucent Technologies in the amount of
$8,958.40, and
Section 4. That the upgrades to the Conversant be awared to Lucent Technologies in the amount of
$6,543.65, and
Section 5. That the upgrades to the Automated Account Information System be awarded to Tapestry
Integration in the amount of $6,300.00, and
Section 6. That the Purchasing Officer is authorized to sign the various documents that are necessary
to effectuate the procurement and installation.
PASSED, APPROVED AND
MAYOR
1998.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. C191 was duly adopted by the City Council
of the City of Azusa, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 16TH day of NOVEMBER, 1998 by the following vote
of the Council.
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: HARDISON, STANFORD, ROCHA, BEEBE, MADRID
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
DEPUTY CITY CLERK