AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS AND TO ENTER INTO A LINKING AGREEMENT WITH SHI INTERNATIONAL CORP., FOR SOFTWARE
Staff Contact: Chuck Murphy, Chief Information Officer, Innovation and Technology
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into a Linking Agreement with SHI International Corp. (SHI), for a term commencing upon approval of the agreement and ending on August 31, 2018 and to authorize the City Manager, at their discretion, to renew the agreement for three additional one-year period until August 31, 2021. Through an RFP process by Maricopa County, SHI has been awarded a S.A.V.E. Cooperative purchasing agreement. This request also includes approval of expenditure authority in an amount not to exceed $4,250,000 over the life of the agreement.
Background
The City previously used SHI as the State's Software Value Added Reseller (SVAR) agreement for the procurement of software license and maintenance and support from many vendors including but not limited to Adobe, Oracle, Microsoft, VMware, Sophos, and ManageEngine. The State has issued their SVAR agreement to another vendor (CDW-G) and the City must establish a new linking agreement with SHI to continue utilizing their services.
Cooperative purchasing allows counties, municipalities, schools, colleges and universities in Arizona to use a contract that was competitively procured by another governmental entity or purchasing cooperative. Such purchasing helps reduce the cost of procurement, allows access to a multitude of competitively bid contracts, and provides the opportunity to take advantage of volume pricing. The Glendale City Code authorizes cooperative purchases when the solicitation process utilized complies with the intent of Glendale's procurement processes. This cooperative purchase is compliant with Chapter 2, Article V, Division 2, Section 2-149 of the Glendale City Code, per review by Purc...
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