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Authorizing Purchase of Wireless, VOIP Telecom Equipment & Services for the Information Technologies Department and KaneComm
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VII, Section 10, of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, and the Illinois Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1, et seq.), the County is authorized to procure goods and services through other governmental entities and agencies, provided various requirements of the Kane County Code are satisfied; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 3, Section 2-221 of the Kane County Code permits joint purchasing agreements by the County with other units of government when: a) the procurement is made pursuant to a written agreement, b) competitive selection procedures were used, c), the procurement is not employed to circumvent the intent of the County Purchasing Code, and d) the County is authorized pursuant to law or regulation to contract with the cooperating governmental agency; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Kane County Board Resolution No. TMP-24-2916 the County of Kane has previously entered into a Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement (“MICPA”) with Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC); a cooperative purchasing organization that aggregates the purchasing power of governmental entities nationwide; and
WHEREAS, the MICPA is an intergovernmental agreement between the principal procurement agencies and the County (a participating agency) that permits the County to purchase products and/or services through various existing public purchasing agreements executed by the principal procurement agencies and their contracting third-party businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Information Technologies Department and Kane Comm desire to utilize, through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) MICPA, Wireless, Scientel Solutions LLC dba Scientel Wireless, LLC public purchasing contract (Contract No. CW10-19) to purchase Wireless, VOIP Telecom Equipment & Services, therefor from Scientel Solutions LLC dba Scientel Wireless, LLC; and
WHEREAS, the term of Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC)’s Scientel Solutions LLC dba Scientel Wireless, LLC contract (No. CW10-19) is through September 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the County has in the past successfully utilized public purchasing cooperative contracts to the satisfaction of the County; and
WHEREAS, this is for an approved ARPA funded project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the Kane County Information Technology Department and Kane Comm are authorized to enter into a joint purchasing agreement with Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) (under Contract No. CW10-19) and Scientel Solutions LLC dba Scientel Wireless, LLC for the purchase of VOIP Telecom Equipment & Services.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Kane County Information Technologies Department and Kane Comm are hereby authorized to purchase VOIP Telecom Equipment & Services through Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC)’s Scientel Solutions LLC dba Scientel Wireless, LLC Contract No. CW10-19 for a sum not-to-exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000).
BE IT ALSO FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) is hereby appropriated from Contractual/Consulting Services #355.800.66834.50150, Computers #500.800.801.70000, Communications Equipment #125.800.810.70060, Various to pay for the Information Technology Department and Kane Comm VOIP Telecom Equipment & Services procurement from Scientel Solutions LLC dba Scientel Wireless, LLC under Contract No. CW10-19.
Line Item: 355.800.66834, 500.800.801.70000, 125.800.810.70060, Various
Line Item Description: Contractual/Consulting, Computers, Communications Equipment, Various
Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? Yes
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available? N/A
Passed by the Kane County Board on November 12, 2024.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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