(a) The Director of Finance is authorized to enter into one or more standard purchase or requirement contracts for purchase, rental agreements, or leases with or without an option to purchase when the Director of Finance determines there is a financial advantage, duly let to the lowest and best bidder for various telecommunication commodities, goods, utilities, equipment, or services, including but not limited to, telephone lines, circuits, and services necessary to update and improve telecommunications and network infrastructure including materials, supplies, parts, repair, services, labor, support, maintenance, installation, design, circuit repair, demarcation site relocation, and other related services.
(b) The Director of Finance is authorized to pay on-going recurring telecommunication-related subscription and service fees.
(c) That under Section 108(b) of the Charter, the purchases authorized by this section may be made through cooperative arrangements with other governmental agencies. The Director of Finance may sign all documents that are necessary to make the purchases, and may enter into one or more contracts with the vendors selected through that cooperative process.
(d) Any purchase or payment made under this section shall be made by the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies and paid from the annual appropriations made for that purpose.
(Ord. No. 215-12. Passed 5-21-12, eff. 5-25-12)