25-202
SUBJECT: Approval to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Ahead Inc Doing Business as Kovarus Inc for a Server and Storage Area Network System for $306,453.22 with 5% Contingency in an Amount not-to-Exceed $321,776 in Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Through the State of California’s Cooperative Agreement 1-24-70-19-19-70-19H1 REPORT IN BRIEF Considers approving to authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Ahead Inc Doing Business as Kovarus Inc for a Server and Storage Area Network System for $306,453.22 with 5% Contingency in a not to Exceed Amount of $321,776 in Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Through the State of California’s Cooperative Agreement 1-24-70-19-19-70-19H1. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Approving to waive the competitive bidding requirements as stated in Section 3.04.210 of the Merced Municipal Code due to the State of California’s cooperative purchasing program; and, B. Approving the use of State of California Cooperative Agreement 1-24-70-19-19 (Enterprise Technology); and, C. Authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary documents; and, D. Authorizing the Buyer to issue a Purchase Order with Ahead Inc Doing Business As Kovarus Inc in an amount not to exceed $321,776 of technology solutions.
What this record is
- Held by
- Ahead Inc
- Amount
- $322K
- Runs until
- Not stated in the agenda text — the term is normally in the signed agreement, attached to the original item ↗
- Type
- contract
- Field
- Technology
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- Committee
- City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
- Requested by
- Information Technology Department
- Introduced
- March 3, 2025
- On agenda
- March 17, 2025
- Passed
- March 17, 2025
Where it was heard
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