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Subject: (Direct Referral) Communication from the MIS Director requesting permission to discuss waiving formal bidding and authorizing and instructing the Purchasing agent to negotiate with the CDW-G for the purchase of a Cisco IP Phone System. (Res.10-2294)
Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 11-22-2010: That formal bidding be waived and that the Purchasing agent be authorized and directed to negotiate with CDW-G for the purchase of a Cisco IP Phone system. Further recommend that an official letter of intent or purchase order be authorized to be issued prior to December 31, 2010 in order to take advantage of additional savings being offered by Cisco Systems.
Fiscal Note: This purchase is budgeted in 2011 in account 402.991.5010, Telephone Internal Service Fund - IP Telephone System.