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Authorizing Execution of a Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement and Other Documents Necessary to Participate in a Purchasing Cooperative with AT&T, and Authorizing the Purchase of Telecommunications Services Under Said Agreement by Kane County (Contract ID: 5119671)
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WHEREAS, the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act (30 ILCS 525/0.01 et seq.) provides that any governmental unit may procure services under a contract properly let by the State (30 ILCS 525/4.2); and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois (the “State”) conducted a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process in 2023 for the purchase of “JPMC Wireless/Cellular Services” on behalf of itself and other governmental units and qualified not-for-profit agencies, including state and local governmental entities; and
WHEREAS, the State’s procurement process conformed to the requirements of Kane County’s Purchasing Ordinance, Section 2-214; and
WHEREAS, the State awarded a contract to AT&T, which has been extended through June 11, 2025; and
WHEREAS, said contract provides discounted pricing for a wide array of services offered by AT&T; and
WHEREAS, other units of government are permitted to participate in the State’s contract, allowing them to purchase AT&T products and services at the State’s contract prices; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Information Technologies Department requires telecom network voice and data services for use in most County offices and departments, and has secured a quote from AT&T based on the pricing available through the cooperative purchasing agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Information Technologies Department previously renewed two of the five AT&T contracts under Resolution No. 25-078, and now seeks to renew the AT&T Business Voice Over IP (BVOIP), AT&T Dedicated Internet (ADI), and AT&T PRI (ILEC Intrastate Services Pricing Schedule) contracts; and
WHEREAS, funding for these services has been budgeted, and the Information Technologies Department recommends approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board authorizes and directs the Information Technologies Department to execute a contract agreement and any other documents necessary to participate in a purchasing cooperative with AT&T; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Information Technologies Department is authorized to purchase telecom network voice and data services under said agreement in an additional amount of Eight Thousand Dollars ($80,000), bringing the total expenditure with AT&T for such services to Three Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($380,000) per fiscal year.
Line Item: 001.800.801.64000, Various
Line Item Description: Telephone, 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 June 10, 2025.
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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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