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MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE RENEWAL OF THE MAILMETER CLOUD EMAIL ARCHIVING TOOL FOR THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES FROM WATERFORD TECHNOLOGIES IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $36,558.00, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 35.18(C)(7)(H) AND 35.18(C)(7)(I) OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES.
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PROCUREMENT PROCESS TAKEN:
- Chapter 35 of the City’s Code of Ordinance is titled “PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES, PUBLIC FUNDS.”
- Section 35.18 of the City's Code of Ordinances is titled "COMPETITIVE BIDDING OR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS."
- Section 35.18(C) states that "Only the following situations are exempt from the competitive bid and competitive proposal requirements of this section:"
- Section 35.18(C)(7)(h) states, “Copyrighted materials, including computer software;”
- Section 35.18(C)(7)(i) states, “Software licensing and maintenance with the company from which the software was purchased, or its authorized representative;”
- Section 35.21 of the City's Code of Ordinances is titled "AWARD OF CONTRACT."
- Section 35.21(A) of the City's Code of Ordinances is titled "City Commission approval."
- Section 35.21(A)(1) states, "An initial purchase of, or contract for, commodities or services, in excess of $25,000, shall require the approval of the City Commission, regardless of whether the competitive bidding or competitive proposal procedures were followed."
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. On July 12, 2006, the City purchased Waterford Technologies’ Mailmeter Archive on-premise solution for email for $24,780.00. The original purchase of Mailmeter Archive was for 500 Microsoft Exchange email mailboxes. Features of Waterford Technologies’ Mailmeter Archive solution included the following: MailMeter Exchange Mailboxes, MailMeter Archive, MailMeter Insight, MailMeter History Capture, MailMeter ISR, MailMeter Storage Management, and Customer Care Annual Maintenance and Support.
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