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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
RESOLUTION NO. 83-21
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN
IBM SYSTEM/36 COMPUTER SYSTEM FROM MUNICIPAL SOFTWARE:
FINDING THAT AN EMERGENCY AND URGENT PUBLIC NECESSITY
EXISTS THAT NECESSITATES THE PURCHASE OF SUBJECT EQUIP-
MENT: FINDING THAT THE CITY'S EXISTING SYSTEM IS COMPATIBLE
FROM AN ECONOMIC AND REALISTIC STANDPOINT TO BE IMPROVED
UPON AND MODIFIED BY THIS SUBJECT EQUIPMENT DUE TO ITS
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS: FINDING THAT THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF THE CONTRACT AS BID IS THE LOWEST COMPETITIVE PRICE IN
THE MARKET PLACE FOR THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT: FINDING THAT
THE SAVINGS TO THE CITY AND ITS TAXPAYERS ARE SUBSTAN-
TIAL: PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY: AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, in May of 1981 the City authorized and did purchase an IBM
System/34 Computer System which system has been upgraded to the systems limit
of 256 Kb of memory and 256 Mb of mass storage; and
WHEREAS, it was initially anticipated that the above described upgrading
would be sufficient to address the City's need in the foreseeable future; and
WHEREAS, the City's needs for this type of equipment have increased
dramatically and it is necessary to expand the systems capabilities to meet the
ongoing and ever increasing needs of the City's citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City Staff that works with the computer system daily and
has experienced the problems brought about as a result of the rapid growth has
concluded that the needs of the City create an emergency condition and an urgent
public necessity to immediately purchase equipment to expand the system and the
City Council so agrees and finds; and
WHEREAS, the IBM System/36 is the logical migration path for the City
due to its cost, it capacity, its speed and the fact that System / 34 is directly
upgradable to System/36 which eliminates the conversion cost; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the said System/36 has unique
characteristics that are not found in other equipment in so far as a conversion is
concerned; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the sales price bid by Municipal
Software for the System/36 with all attachments is the lowest and best bid available
in the market place and the City, its citizens and its taxpayers savings are sub-
stantial.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
North Richland Hills:
Section 1. That all of the statements contained in the preamble are
found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein as if copied in their
entirety in the body of this Resolution.
Section 2. That the City Council does hereby find, based on the above
recited facts, that all competitive bidding requirements of State Law have been
duly and reasonably satisfied and that the bid of Municipal Software for a
System/36 capacity system, which system is described in detail in'the bid proposal
which proposal is incorporated by reference into the body of this Resolution, is
the lowest and best bid and that the City does hereby award a contract to Munici-
pal Software for the following amount:
System / 36-1
All required attachments/terminals
Net Amount
$131,701.00
-9,575.01
$122,125.99
Less Discount
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Section 3. Severability. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto to any person or
circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdic-
tion such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the
ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares it would have passed such re-
maining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions
shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. Emergency. The fact that there is an immediate and urgent need
to purchase an IBM/36 Computer equipment, creates an urgency and an emergency
in the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare requires that this
resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills,
Texas, this the 14th day of November , 1983.
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ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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City Attorney