Approval of (1) the Purchase of 126 Personal Computers from Dell Inc. of Round Rock Texas and (2) a Professional Services Agreement for Associated PC Deployment Services from Soft Train Inc. of Santa Ana California. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 03/24/08 AGENDA ITEM: Approval of (1) the Purchase of 126 Personal Computers from Dell Inc. of Round Rock Texas and (2) a Professional Services Agreement for Associated PC Deployment Services from Soft Train Inc. of Santa Ana California. Contact Person/Dept.: John Richo Phone Number: (310) 253 5950 Item Number: C 8 Fiscal Impact: Yes X No General Fund: Yes X No Action Item: X Public Hearing: Public Notification: Master E Mail Notification List (03/19/08) Dell Inc. (Eddie Munoz: March 11 2008) Soft Train Inc. (Jon Willcoxson: March 12 2008) Department Approval: John Richo (03/12/08) Fiscal Impact Review: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (03/19/08) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (03/18/08) City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (03/19/08) Attachments: X RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council (1) approve the purchase of 126 Personal Computers (PCs) from Dell Inc. of Round Rock Texas for $139 409.35 from the Computer Replacement Fund 30724100; and (2) approve a professional services agreement for PC deployment services with Soft Train Inc. of Santa Ana CA with an estimated cost of $14 400 from the Information Technology Other Contractual Services account 10124100.619800 BACKGROUND: Personal Computers (PCs) are a component of almost all office jobs in the City. Even field workers (inspectors engineers firefighters etc.) often use PCs after returning from the field to input data write reports and communicate with peers supervisors and the public. In addition PCs are often attached to critical systems that run devices and services. Examples include building monitoring video streaming specialized printers and many others. Until 2005 the City was replacing approxi...
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