SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED - OCTOBER 8, 2002

AGENDA ITEM NO. 7

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH CONTROL ROOM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC TO PERFORM THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS STUDY FOR THE LINKMICHIGAN PROJECT

RESOLUTION #02-237

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution #02-42, which authorized Ingham County to apply for funding under the LINKMICHIGAN Regional Telecommunications Planning Project on behalf of the Regional Economic Development Team (RED Team); and

WHEREAS, Ingham County, on behalf of itself, Eaton and Clinton Counties, and the Eaton and Ingham County Intermediate School Districts, Clinton RESA, and the RED Team, has been granted a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) under the provisions of LINKMICHIGAN Regional Telecommunications Planning Project; and

WHEREAS, the RED Team issued a Request for Proposal, received nine responses, interviewed three respondents and selected Control Room Technologies as the preferred vendor to perform the telecommunications study; and

WHEREAS, the Project will study the need and means of facilitating private investment in advanced telecommunications in the Region and develop a plan; and

WHEREAS, the grant amount totals $118,000.00 with $87,000 to come from the MEDC and the remainder from local sources; and

WHEREAS, the cost and price analysis by CRT yields a fixed price bid of $113,500, which is within the budget for the Project.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a contract for the sum of $113,500 with Control Room Technologies, LLC to perform the tasks outlined in the scope of work in its proposal with respect to the LINKMICHIGAN Regional Telecommunications Planning Project on behalf of itself, Eaton and Clinton Counties, and the Eaton and Ingham County Intermediate School Districts, Clinton RESA, and the RED Team.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson and County Clerk are authorized to sign any necessary documents after review by the County Attorney.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Swope, Lynch, De Leon, Celentino

Nays: None Absent: Severino Approved 10/1/02

FINANCE COMMITTEE: Yeas: Grebner, Stid, Swope, Krause, Hertel, Schafer, Minter

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/2/02