HomeMy WebLinkAboutA.POLICE: COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT PAGE
I NUlVIBER PROPOSED REJECTION OF BIDS AND RE-ADVERTISEMENT FOR 1 of 1
20 COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS AND SOFTWARE FOR THE
05/06/2002
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Recommendation
The Police Department recommends that the City Council reject all bids received for 20 computer workstations
and software.
Background
The reason for this rejection is due to an update in technology for the CAD system, which will require a newer
operation system than the one stated in our specifications. While the equipment would have served the purposes
intended, the net effect would have the City paying for eqff~pment that was already obsolete.
Bids for the computer equipment were received from the following vendors:
1. CDW Government, Inc.
2. Dell Computer Corp.
3. CDW Government, Inc. (Alternate Bid)
4. Micron Government
5. SOS Computers
6. Omtex Systems, Inc.
7. Gateway Computers
8. Micro Warehouse, Inc.
9. C & I Computers
10. Howard Computers
11. Star Graphics Computers
12. Computer Shak
13. Equus Computer Systems
14. Creative Micro Solutions
15. ComarkGovemment Educational Sales
$23,760.00
$22,280.00
$23 460.00
$23 993.00
$27 760.00
$28 060.00
$28 980.00
$29 060.00
$29 960.00
$30,426.00
$31,480.00
$31,500.00
$31,780.00
$31,860.00
$34,527.00
Budgetary and fiscal effect
None
Staffmg effect
No anticipated effect on staffmg is expectedwiththis action.
Summary
We recommend that the City Council reject all bids received due to an update in technology for the police
~~m, which will require a newer system than what was specified in our bid specifications.
Rebecca Underhill J.L. Tyler J
Director of Finance Chief of Police
PREPARED BY:
Clit~on Williams
APPROVED BY
CITY MANAGER
DISPOSITION OF CITY COUNCIL
APPROVED OTHER (DESCRIBE)
PROCESSED BY
CITY
SECRETARY
DATE