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<br />REQua FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA~ <br /> <br />Agenda Date Requested: <br /> <br /> <br />Administrative Services <br /> <br />Requested By: _ <br /> <br />Report <br /> <br />Ordinance <br /> <br />Exhibits: <br /> <br />Interoffice Memorandum <br />m:M Correspondence <br /> <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />The City has a technology strategy to maintain the City's computers with current operating <br />systems. The Police Department's IBM AS/400 operating system needs to be upgraded to the <br />most current available, This computer acts as the department's main frame and all of the usn <br />applications are used through this hardware, <br /> <br />The operating system requested would make the AS/400 a model 400, The current system is <br />an "E" series and ffiM has announced that these machines will no longer be eligible for upgrades <br />after November, This upgrade should last five (5) years. <br /> <br />Since the computer is manufactured by IBM, the operating system must also be furnished by <br />ffiM, making this a sole source, "captive replacement II , and exempt from the state's bidding <br />laws, <br /> <br />Business Computer Logistics, an IBM business partner, has quoted a price of $35,880 for this <br />upgrade. A total of $44,000 was budgeted in this year's computer fund. <br /> <br />Action Required. by Council: <br />Authorize purchase of computer operating system upgrade from mM, a sole source <br />vendor, for $35,880. <br /> <br />Availability of F'unds: <br />__ General Fund <br />__ Capital Improvement <br />-2~ Other <br /> <br />Water/Wastewater <br />_ General Revenue Sharing <br /> <br />Account Number:: 023-5252-580-8011 <br /> <br />Funds Available: X Yes <br /> <br />No <br /> <br />Approved for Cilty Council Aeenda <br /> <br />~~ 1l_~ <br /> <br />Robert T. Herrera <br />City Manager <br /> <br />0..\.'.,). . 19 i l tt tt 1 <br />Date <br />