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~i-. yr. ii <br />w ~~ <br />l' <br />ORANGE CQUNTY <br />BDARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. _(~ <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 1, 1988 <br />SUBJECT: BID AWARD: MICRO COMPUTERS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT <br />----------w-------------------------------- <br />DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING PUBLIC BEARING YES': NO:XX <br />ATTACHMENT(S). _ y 4 -INFORMATION`CONTACT:-PAM-JONES <br />SID TABULATION EXT.498 <br />Telephone Number- <br />Hillsboraugh -732-8181 <br />Chapel Hi11 -967-9251 <br />Mebane -227-2p31 <br />Durham --688-7331 <br />PURPOSE: To consider awarding a bid for computer equipment included <br />in the 1988-89 budget. <br />BACKGROUND: Last year~Orange County began a program to utilize micro <br />computers {PC's) in departments for many applications rather than to <br />continue to rely an a County--wide mainframe system. Th.e conversion has <br />proven very successful. This year's budget will allow approximately <br />thirteen (13) additional units to be added in County offices. <br />Bids were solicited and <br />Evaluation has been mad <br />bid has been found to b <br />acceptable unit for the <br />year parts and service <br />money an maintenance. <br />five (5) responsive bids were received. <br />e by the Data Processing staff and the lowest <br />e in compliance with specifications and an <br />County's use. The lowest bid carries a two- <br />warxanty thereby saving the County additional <br />RECOMMENDATION: Award the bid for computer equipment as follows: <br />All hardware awarded to Computer Directions for unit casts as quoted <br />on the attached bid tabulation (includes printers). <br />A11 software awarded to PC Mart far unit costs as quoted on the <br />attached bid tabulation. <br />