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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1983-021 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 Resolution No. Page Two 83-21 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. øc~~ May ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ~Æ City Attorney