S12-H25893 – Approve Spending Authority to Purchase Wireless Communications Services through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Cooperative Purchasing Program for the Administration and Regulatory Services Department.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
The Director of Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve spending authority for wireless communications services through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in an amount not to exceed $138,240.00 for the Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department (ARA), and that authorization be given to issue purchase orders, as needed, to the HGAC contractor, Sprint Solutions, Inc.
The scope of work requires the contractor to provide wireless data network service/connectivity via the Sprint modems currently installed on approximately 805 parking meter pay stations for ARA’s Parking Management Division. The Sprint modems provide parking meter patrons the option to pay parking fees via a credit card. The current Sprint contract will expire July 29, 2016; therefore, in order to ensure uninterrupted wireless communication services, spending authority is needed to continue the aforementioned wireless services through an existing HGAC contract and ensure uninterrupted real-time communication to the parking meter pay stations on the Sprint network. Eliminating real-time parking meter communication will reduce parking meter service levels and place City revenue at risk.
M/WBE Participation:
M/WBE zero-percent goal document approved by the Office of Business Opportunity.
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City’s Hire Houston First Ordinance. Bids/proposals were not solicited because the department is utilizing an Interlocal Agreement or Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.
Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is included in the FY17 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policy Ordinance 2014-1078.
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John J. Gillespie, Chief Procurement Officer Department Approval Authority Signature
Finance Department/SPD
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Estimated Spending Authority
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DEPARTMENT
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FY2017
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OUT YEARS
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TOTAL
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Administrative & Regulatory Affairs
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$70,080.00
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$68,160.00
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$138,240.00
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