Title
Security Access Controls System Refresh
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of a security access controls system refresh from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a unit price contract with Convergint Technologies LLC for the purchase of a security access controls system refresh for a term of one year under Sourcewell cooperative contract #030421-CTL, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract for additional terms as long as the cooperative contract is in effect, at prices and terms that are the same or more favorable than those offered under the cooperative contact.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Brent Cagle, CATS
Elizabeth Presutti, CATS
Randy Moulton, Innovation & Technology
Explanation
§ CATS requires a company to provide various security, access control products, and related services throughout various CATS locations.
§ CATS’ current access control system is at the end of life.
§ The refresh project involves transferring and upgrading the access control system that governs user permissions and privileges within all CATS facilities via hardware and software changes.
§ NC General Statute Section 143-129(e)(3) allows local governments to purchase from formally organized cooperative purchasing contracts.
§ A cooperative purchasing agreement results from the consolidation and competitive solicitation of multiple public agency requirements. By aggregating common needs all agencies are able to leverage economies of scale, such as volume discounts, improved terms and conditions, reduced administrative costs, and access to professional and technical expertise.
§ Total expenditures are estimated to be $2,447,023.
Charlotte Business INClusion
This contract is for a large software and support purchase where the product must be purchased through an authorized reseller. Cooperative purchasing contracts are exempt from CBI Program goals, as these agreements leverage contracts established by other governmental agencies and do not involve a competitive bidding process within the city.
Fiscal Note
Funding: CATS Capital Investment Plan