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resulting retired computers will be offered as donations to local non-profit organizations, such as <br />the Orange County Rescue Squads and the local School Systems. <br />Pursuant to the Board's suggestion, Todd Jones, Orange County's Chief Information Officer, <br />has worked with his counterparts at the Chapel Hill/Carrboro and Orange County School <br />systems to identify potential bulk purchase opportunities with annual computer replacements <br />and upgrades. The result of that investigation was that there was no single computer platform <br />that could meet the divergent needs of both education and County operations. Education <br />needs are typically web-based, allowing a more modest platform, while County operations are <br />predominantly client server-based, which necessitates more processing power at the desktop <br />level. However, the staffs will continue to verify that the volume-based State contract award <br />provides advantageous pricing to the County and will pursue future joint purchases with the <br />school systems when it collectively benefits the entities. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Based on cost estimates from Lenovo, the cost to replace 160 <br />computers and standard software totals $208,552. The Board approved funding for the <br />Information Technologies Capital Project for the current fiscal year totals $800,000. Included in <br />that total were funds to replace older PC's. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the purchase of <br />Lenovo computers as indicated; and.authorize the Purchasing Director to execute the <br />necessary paperwork.