HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2001-053 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-053
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING PURCHASE AGREEMENT
WITH EXP@NETS FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE CITY'S
NEC NEAX 2400 TELEPHONE SWITCH FOR A PERIOD OF
ONE YEAR, WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW THE
AGREEMENT FOR SEVEN ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR YEAR
OPTION PERIODS
WHEREAS, on July 12, 1985, the City of Chula Vista installed the NEC NEAX 2400
telephone switch which provides cost savings to the City by automatically routing outgoing calls
to the least expensive path before completing the call; and
WHEREAS, the switch also provides "station-to-station" calling which is the feature that
allows all calls from one City phone to another to be handled entirely in the switch thereby
eliminating any Pac Bell charges at all for those calls; and
WHEREAS, the maintenance contract for the City's telephone switch expired in early
February and the City is currently utilizing a month-to-month arrangement for service; and
WHEREAS, for the past six years the City has contracted with Exp@Nets to provide
maintenance; and
WHEREAS, on January 4, 2001, staff sent bid request packages to five authorized
service providers of NEC telephone equipment; and
WHEREAS, on February 1, 2001, three bids were received and were evaluated by the
Director of Management & Information Services, the Purchasing Agent and the Computer
Operations Manager; and
WHEREAS, after evaluating the proposals based on the following criteria: qualifications;
size of company and ability to fulfill the needs of the City; availability and cost of various
services listed; experience and past performance; business standing and references, staff
recommended awarding a purchase agreement to Exp@Nets.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
does hereby approve a purchase agreement with Exp@Nets for maintenance of the City's NEC
NEAX 2400 telephone switch for a period of one year, with an option to renew the agreement for
seven additional one year option periods; the agreement shall be on the terms presented in the
form of the C ity's standard bid specifications/purchase order form.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Services Manager
Resolution 2001-053
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 6m day of March, 2001, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Padilla, Rindone, Salas and Horton
NAYS: Counci lmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
S irley Hort~,~ayor
ATTEST:
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, Califomia, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2001-053 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 6th day of March, 2001.
Executed this 6th day of March, 2001.
Susan Bigeloiv, City Clerk