HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 12544 (Purchase Voice/Data & Long Distance Services)RESOLUTION NO. 12544
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
RAFAEL WAIVING FORMAL BIDDING PROCEDURES AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO TWO
AGREEMENTS WITH AT&T TO PURCHASE VOICE/DATA AND
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICES UNDER THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA'S CALNET 2 CONTRACT.
WHEREAS, the City requires ongoing voice/data and long distance telephone services to
support departments' day to day operations; and
WHEREAS, the State of California has competitively bid and awarded a contract for
telephone services (referred to as CALNET 2) pursuant to which local government entities within
the State may participate to purchase services; and
WHEREAS, the CALNET 2 contract includes a Master Services Agreement with AT&T
for standard voice and data services and a second Master Services Agreement with AT&T for
long distance services; and
WHEREAS, it is in the City's best interest to purchase from the CALNET 2 contract due
to its low pricing rates; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into its own agreements with AT&T to purchase
from both of their CALNET 2 Master Services Agreements (MSA 1 and MSA 2), as a
cooperative purchasing program.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that (1) the Council does hereby
waive formal bidding procedures in accordance with San Rafael Municipal Code Section
2.55.070(D) and elects to follow Section 2.55.260 regarding cooperative purchasing programs;
and (2) the Council authorizes the City Manager to execute the two agreements with AT&T, in
the forms attached hereto as Attachments A and B, to purchase voice/data and long distance
telephone services under the State of California CALNET 2 Contract for the remaining life of
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that contract, currently set to expire no later than January 29, 2014, should the State of California
exercise all available contract extensions, for a total cost not to exceed $1,440,000.
I, ESTHER C. BEIRNE, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council of said City held on Monday, the 4th day of August, 2008 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Brockbank, Connolly, Heller, Miller & Mayor Boro
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ESTI IER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk