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RESOLUTION PTO. 7 9 - 2 4
A RESOLUTION OF THEN COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE: PURCHASE
OF THE BASE AUTOMATED NAME INDEX.SUBSYSTEM
FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS COMPUTER --AIDED
DISPATCH SYSTEM. WITHOUT ADVERTISED COMPETITIVE
BIDDING.
WHEREAS, the Council has received and considered the
report and recoimuendat ons of the Chief Administrative Officer,
and: upon such report and recommendations, the Council finds
as follows.
1. On February 25, 1976, the City awarded; a contract
to Kustom Data Communications, Inc ("Kustom"), as the lowest
responsible bidder pursuant to and in accordance with the
competitive bidding procedure set forth in the Charter of
the City of Fresno and the Fresno Municipal Code, to provide
the Fresno Police Department with a Computer -aided Dispatch
System.
2. In February, 1977, Kustom was awarded a second
contract to develop and install, inter alia,, a Base Automated
Name Index C"ANI") Subsystems
3. Kustom was required: to develop and install the ANI
Subsystem by February, 1978. After repeated demands for per-
formance, the City Attorney' s Office gave notice of termination;
on. .March 9, 1979 subject to a thirty day period for Kustom to
correct its default. On April 23, 1979, the City Attorneys
Office advised Kustom that the default had not been cured and
the contract was terminated
4. Community Technology ("Community") and its predecessor
in interest, J. Dewey & Associates, were under contract with
Kustom to develop the ANI Subsystem. Community has a unique
knowledge of the work to be done, which work must be compatable
with the Computer -aided Dispatch System,
5 Community has offered to develop and install the ANI
Subsystem for $123,094.00*
6. Accepting the offer of Community would necessarily
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exclude all others and any attemptatcompetitive bidding
would be time consuming, more costly, work an incongruity,
would not affect the final result, and would produce no
advantage to the City,
IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Fresno that advertised competitive bidding for the purchase
of a Base Automated Name Index System for the Police Depart-
ment's Computer -aided Dispatch System is dispensed with and
that the Chief of Police is authorized to execute a contract
on behalf of the City with Community Technology for the purchase
of said equipment, the total cost thereof, including installa-
tion, not to exceed $123,094.00.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the action of the City
Attorney ° s office in terminating the contract with Kustont
Data Communications, Inc. is hereby ratified, confirmed, and
approved.
CLFR IS CERTIF!CATIO11
STATE OF CAL FORK LA
COUNTY OF FRESNO Ss.
CITY OF FRESNO
1. JACQUEL NE L. RYL.E , City Clerk of the City of Fresno,:
certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Council
of the City of Fresno, Cali form i a at a recui ar meeting held on
the 19th day of Jos 1979.
JACQUEL i i1E L , RYLE
City Clerk
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