Report Prepared by: Janet German, Management Analyst, Fire Department
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SUBJECT: Approval to Waive the Competitive Bidding Requirements by Utilizing a Piggyback Contract with US Digital Designs (USDD) Using the National Purchasing Partners (NPPGov) Contract in an Amount not to Exceed $510,979.38 for the Purchase, Installation, and Maintenance of a New Fire Station Emergency Alerting System ($442,826.35) Plus a 10% Contingency ($44,282.64) Plus an Annual Maintenance Fee of $23,870.39; Approval of a $12,770.00 One-Time Cost with Tyler Technologies, Inc. to Accommodate the Upgrade to the Fire Station Emergency Alerting System and Approval of a $1,848.00 Amendment to an Existing Maintenance Agreement with Tyler Technologies, Inc. of Which the Annual Maintenance Agreement will be Incorporated into the Future Agreement) for a Total Contracted Amount of $913,985.91 with Tyler Technologies
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving to waive the City's competitive bidding requirement pursuant to Merced Municipal Code Section 3.04.210 and using a piggyback contract with US Digital Designs using the National Purchasing Partners (NPPGov) Contract No. 2020 for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of a new fire station emergency alerting system ($442,826.35) plus a 10% contingency ($44,282.64) plus an annual maintenance fee of $23,870.39 for a total cost not to exceed $510,979.38 with USDD; Approval of a $12,770.00 One-Time cost and a One-Time maintenance fee of $1,840.00 amendment to an existing agreement for a total agreement amount of $913,985.91 with Tyler Technologies. The maintenance fee is being considered One-Time as the agreement sunsets on 06/30/25 and will be renegotiated at that time.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Waiving the City's competitive bidding requirement as permitted by Merced Municipal Code Section 3.04.210 for cooperative purchasing through NPPGov Contract #PS20350; and,
B. Authorizing the purchase of a replacement fire ...
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