(a) The Director of Public Works is authorized to enter into one (1) or more standard purchase or requirement contracts duly let to the lowest and best bidder after competitive bidding for software, hardware, upgrades, technical support, maintenance, and repair for the Fleet Management Information System and the Automated Fuel Dispensing System that the Director of Public Works considers necessary to the operation of the Division of Motor Vehicle Maintenance.
(b) The Director of Public Works is authorized to acquire by contract or contracts with one (1) or more software developers or vendors or one (1) or more firms of software developers or vendors, the software licenses, upgrades, technical support, and maintenance necessary for the Fleet Management Information System and the Automated Fuel Dispensing System.
The selection of the computer software developers or vendors shall be made by the Board of Control on the nomination of the Director of Public Works from a list of qualified persons or firms available for employment as may be determined after a full and complete canvass by the Director of Public Works for the purpose of compiling a list. The compensation to be paid for the licenses shall be fixed by the Board of Control. Each contract shall be prepared by the Director of Law, certified by the Director of Finance, approved by the Director of Public Works.
(c) The Director of Public Works is authorized to execute, in connection with a purchase of computer hardware under this section, one (1) or more license agreements for software required for use of that hardware, directly with a firm or firms other than the hardware vendor.
(d) Any purchase made under this section shall be made by the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies and paid from the annual appropriations made for this purpose.
(e) That under Section 108(b) of the Charter, the purchases authorized by this ordinance may be made through cooperative arrangements with other governmental agencies. The Director of Public Works may sign all documents that are necessary to make the purchases, and may enter into one (1) or more contracts with the vendors selected through that cooperative process.
(Ord. No. 1330-A-10. Passed 12-6-10, eff. 12-6-10)