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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 21, 1997 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. <br /> SUBJECT: Reauthorization of Master Purchase Agreement between Orange County and Environmental <br /> Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Inc. <br /> DEPARTMENT: Land Records PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Amendment Roscoe Reeve, ext 2501 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider renewing an agreement with ESRI,the County's vendor for most GIS <br /> hardware and software products. <br /> BACKGROUND: Orange County has had a Master Purchase Agreement in place with ESRI since <br /> April 1990,renewed in June 1992. The current version of this agreement is set to expire. The <br /> attached amendment would renew the agreement through June 15, 1998. The agreement must be <br /> maintained in order for the County to continue use of software licenses on various GIS <br /> workstations. The agreement also entitles Orange County to obtain substantial discounts when it <br /> purchases GIS hardware and/or software from ESRI. However,the County is under no obligation to <br /> make any such purchases, or to buy only from ESRI should it decide to make GIS purchases. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the amendment to <br /> the agreement, and authorize the Chair to sign. <br />