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6/7 /01
RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, SY
A FOUR FIFTHS (4/5TH5) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, AFTER
A DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING,
APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE CITY MANAGER'S
WRITTEN FINDING THAT COMPETITIVE SEALED
BIDDING PROCEDURES ARE NOT PRACTICAL OR
ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE,
INSTALLATION, AND RELATED SERVICES FROM
BELLSOUTH COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, L.L.C. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO
BE USED BY VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS, IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $200,000; ALLOCATING
FUNDS FROM APPROPRIATED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS AND GENERAL OPERATING BUDGETS OF
EACH OF THE VARIOUS USER DEPARTMENTS, SUBJECT
TO BUDGETARY APPROVAL.
WHEREAS, Resolution 00-890, adopted October 12, 2000,
approved the acquisition of telecommunications equipment,
software, installation and related services for various City
departments from Bellsouth Communications Systems, L.L.C., under
Broward County Telephone System Master Maintenance Agreement
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CITY COMMISSION
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WHEREAS, the various City departments have an urgent need to
acquire additional telecommunications equipment, software,
installation and related services for the existing Nortel
telecommunications operating platform from BellSouth
Communications Systems currently installed City-wide; and
WHEREAS, the City is unable to fully participate in the
Broward County Telephone System Master Maintenance Agreement
because it is limited to pricing and does not extend to terms and
conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Director of Information
Technology recommend that competitive sealed bidding procedures
be waived and the acquisition of telecommunications equipment,
software, installation and related services be approved; and
WHEREAS, funds are available from appropriated Capital
Improvement Projects and the Operating Budgets of each of the
various user departments, subject to budgetary approval;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference
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thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. By a four -fifths (4/5th3) affirmative vote of
the members of the City Commission, after a duly advertised
public hearing, the City Manager's written finding that
competitive sealed bidding procedures are not practical or
advantageous for the acquisition of telecommunications equipment,
software, installation, and related services is ratified,
approved and confirmed, and the acquisition of said equipment and
services from BellSouth Communications Systems, L.L.C. for the
Department of Information Technology to be used by various City
departments, in an amount not to exceed $200,000, is approved,
with funds allocated from appropriated Capital Improvement
Projects and the Operating Budgets of each of the various user
departments, subject to budgetary approval.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.1/
If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become
effective at the end of ten calendar days from the date it was
passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes thie Resolution, it
shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by
the City Commission.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of June ., 200..
ATTEST:
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
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