ADOPTED - OCTOBER 10, 2006
Agenda Item No. 13
Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH AT&T FOR LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICE
RESOLUTION #06-263
WHEREAS, Ingham County’s contracts for local and long distance telephone service are expiring; and
WHEREAS, the Management Information Services Department (MIS), with the assistance of Plante & Moran, PLLC and the Purchasing Department, released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for telephone services; and
WHEREAS, four vendors responded to the RFP; and
WHEREAS, the MIS Department and Plante & Moran, PLLC evaluated the responses and recommend that Ingham County continue to contract with AT&T for local service, and enter into a contract for long distance service with AT&T as well; and
WHEREAS, the costs of this contract will be based on utilization; however, it is estimated that the County will save approximately $140,000 over three years.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a contract with AT&T for local and long distance telephone service, with the total cost to correspond with Ingham County’s utilization of the service.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Board Chairperson and the County Clerk to sign any necessary contract documents approved as to form by the County Attorney.
COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: Schor, De Leon, Holman, Copedge, Severino, Vickers
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/3/06
FINANCE: Yeas: Thomas, Hertel, Grebner, Dedden, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: Weatherwax-Grant Approved 10/4/06