ADOPTED - OCTOBER 8, 2002

AGENDA ITEM NO. 9

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

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH HEWLETT PACKARD FOR THE PURCHASE OF A SERVER BACKUP SYSTEM IN THE MIS COMPUTER ROOM

RESOLUTION #02-239

WHEREAS, the current backup system for the Ingham County computer room is currently not meeting our minimum requirements for backing-up and restoring data; and

WHEREAS, the ability to backup and restore data is of vital importance to the departments that the MIS department services; and

WHEREAS, the MIS Director and Purchasing Director recommend purchasing additional hardware, software and services off of the Regional Educational Media Center Association of Michigan's Cooperative Purchasing Contract not to exceed $70,721.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes entering into a contract with Hewlett Packard in an amount not to exceed $70,721 for the purposes of purchasing hardware, software and installation service for a server backup system.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the funds for this project are contained in the MIS Budget.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Board Chair and the County Clerk to sign any necessary contract documents for the purchase and installation of a server backup system approved as to form 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