1 RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE,
CALIFORNIA, DISPENSING WITH COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER TO THE
GENESIS GROUP FOR ON-GOING SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE FOR THE LIFE OF THE PRODUCT WITH THE FY24-25 AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000.
WHEREAS, the Wireless Division currently utilizes various services from The Genesis Group to operate and maintain the City’s radio system; WHEREAS, the services allow monitoring of system use patterns and anomalies as well as providing billing data used by the ICI System to determine Glendale’s portion of the shared revenue;
WHEREAS, the radio system redundancy project is important to maintain continuity of operations in the event a catastrophic failure of the radio system master site happens;
WHEREAS, the redundancy allows data to remain available and accessible at all times;
WHEREAS, Article VI, Section 9 of the City of Glendale Charter provides an exemption to competitive bidding where the City Council determines it is in the best interests of the City to dispense with competitive bidding; and WHEREAS, The Genesis Group is the only provider of the software solution that is compatible with the City’s current radio system; and WHEREAS, the software maintenance support provided by The Genesis Group is proprietary to the vendor due to the technical support services required to install, configure, and maintain products acquired as part of the overall radio system project and must be performed by The Genesis Group.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE:
1. That the foregoing facts are deemed to be true and correct and a basis for dispensing with competitive bidding and the Council hereby finds that it is in the best interest of the City to dispense with competitive bidding.
2. That the Deputy Director of Finance is authorized to issue a purchase order to The Genesis Group for on-going software maintenance for the life of the product with the FY24-25 amount not to exceed $25,000.
2 Adopted this day of , 2024. ____________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, SUZIE ABAJIAN, Ph.D, City Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. was adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the day of , 2024, and that same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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City Clerk