ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: January 8, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Bids TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Randy McKeegan, Finance Director
DATE: December 19, 2024
SUBJECT: Bid Extension for the purchase of Panasonic laptops for the Technology Services Department.
Extend bid from Stommel, Inc., dba LEHR, Reno, Nevada, for the purchase of Panasonic Toughbook Laptops ($112,400.45) for the Technology Services Department.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend extension of bid.
BACKGROUND:
On September 11, 2024, Council accepted the bid from Stommel, Inc., dba LEHR for 85 replacement Panasonic CF-33 Toughbook laptops for the Police Department. The Technology Services division has since received and deployed those units. An additional order of 25 Panasonic CF-33 Toughbook laptops will be stock units for the Police Department and will be readily available for deployment to newly hired staff, increasing the Department’s operational readiness.
Stommel, Inc., dba LEHR has agreed to extend the same per unit cost for 25 Panasonic CF-33 Toughbook laptops.
Staff recommends extension of the bid and authorization to purchase 25 Panasonic CF -33 Toughbook laptops from Stommel, Inc., dba LEHR, Reno, Navada, in the amount of $112,440.45.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds are budgeted in the equipment management fund for this purchase.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Innovative and Efficient City Government
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