HomeMy WebLinkAbout1214RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, relating to the sole
source purchase of utility billing software for
installation on the City's HP 3000 computer
system.
WHEREAS, on August 11, 1986 the Council budgeted for and
authorized installation, training, and maintenance of integrated
computer software systems relating to municipal activities,
including the City's combined Utility Billing System; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kent desires to acquire, install,
provide training, and maintain an enhanced version of j.ts .. t~tility
billing software system; and
WHEREAS, the installation, training, and maintenance of
enhanced utility billing software will provide for greater
efficiency and application of the city's existing software systems
and objectives of the City's Automation Plan; and
WHEREAS, said the purchase of said utility software
system enhancements exceed Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($7,500.00) pursuant to RCW Chapter 35.23 and KCC Chapter 4.02; and
WHEREAS, on July 5, 1989 the Information Services
Department issued a Request for Proposal and received responses on
July 31, 1989 to determine available software vendors to meet
desired utility billing software standards for enhancement of its
existing software system; and
WHEREAS, the Request for Proposals has yielded two (2)
vendors proposing enhanced utility billing software systems which
have been reviewed by the Utility Billing Evaluation and Selection
Committee; and
WHEREAS, said Committee has unanimously recommended Idaho
Computer Services, Inc. (ICS) as the sole qualified and vendor
capable of meeting the City's objectives relating to utility
billing enhancement; and
WHEREAS, said Committee has also concluded that res also
represents the only source provider of utility billing software
capable of meeting the City's desired specifications within the
northwest for purposes of software system installation, training,
and maintenance and other service for such desired system; and
WHEREAS, the res and Utilbill/3000 system has also been
found to be acceptable by the Washington State Auditor and
demonstrated as a proven product capable of audit examination
having been utilized by Washington state municipalities, including
the cities of Spokane, Vancouver, and Mercer Island; NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Council finds that the purchase of
the res Utilbill/3000 software is clearly and legitimately limited
to a single source or supply within the near vicinity of the City
of Kent and that said system, including any and all necessary
services and supplies, are subject to special market conditions.
The City Council further finds that because of ICS's location in
Twin Falls, Idaho and combined services for installation,
training, and maintenance, that this location together with the
Utilbill/3000 system capabilities set forth in a Utility Billing
Evaluation and Selection Committee constitute uniquely local
market conditions favorable to the City of Kent not available from
any other software.
Section 2. The council authorizes the negotiation and
execution of a contract with Idaho Computer Services, Inc. for the
purchase of the Utilbill/3000 software system and success of
programs, including review and approval by the City Attorney for
the purchase of such software.
Passed at a regular
City of Kent, Washington this
day of , 1989. ~~ed in by the
ATTEST:
~~ MARIE JENSEN ICTYCLER'K
APPROV D AS TO FORM:
meeting of the City Council of the
--f3._ day of ~~ 1989.
Mayor of the City of Kent, this~~ \ ~~\....."-.~ -
DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR
I hereby ceftify that this is a true and correct
Resolution No. /~I~, passed by the City Council of the
copy of
City of
Kent, Washington, the /9 day of ~ 1989.