August 27, 2008
Status:
Open Agenda
Approve additional expenditures on previously approved term contracts as shown below. The recommendations are requests for additional expenditures only and do not require any changes to the district budget.
A. APPROVAL AND AN ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE ON THE FOLLOWING CONTRACT:
1. 26-141N – Video Television Distribution Equipment (additional expenditure of $2,000,000 requested; $350,000 previously approved on 4/18/06)
It is recommended that the School Board authorize an additional expenditure of $2,000,000 to the subject contract. The amount of the recommended spending authority is available from funds already included in the District budget. This recommendation will allow BECON to continue purchasing video television distribution equipment as required through April 30, 2009, and will provide for an approximate total expenditure of $2,350,000 for the award period.
Note: This additional expenditure is requested by BECON in order to ensure that schools and other sites throughout the District have the capability to receive the new digital signals for television transmission. The equipment purchased from Toner Cable Equipment will provide the transition from analog to digital for approximately 300 sites. The FCC has set the deadline for analog television broadcasting to end on February 17, 2009. Funding for this additional expenditure will come from the capital budget.
Items submitted for renewal approval have been evaluated by user departments and schools, and determined that satisfactory service is being provided, and that the contract prices are currently the best value based on current vendor prices, comparable prices from other agencies and/or the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. Recommendations are being made for additional expenditures on previously approved term contracts. These recommendations are requests for additional expenditures only, and the amount is available from funds already included in the District budget. These recommendations authorize additional expenditures until the expiration date of each contract, at which time the contract will be re-bid according to Board Policy unless the contract is renewed per the terms and conditions of the bidding documents.
These recommendations for additional spending authority will be funded from available funds already included in various school/department/center budgets or as described in the Summary Explanation and Background. This does not increase the existing budget.
Requested Action
Approve additional expenditures on previously approved term contracts as shown below. The recommendations are requests for additional expenditures only and do not require any changes to the district budget.
Summary
A. APPROVAL AND AN ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE ON THE FOLLOWING CONTRACT:
1. 26-141N – Video Television Distribution Equipment (additional expenditure of $2,000,000 requested; $350,000 previously approved on 4/18/06)
It is recommended that the School Board authorize an additional expenditure of $2,000,000 to the subject contract. The amount of the recommended spending authority is available from funds already included in the District budget. This recommendation will allow BECON to continue purchasing video television distribution equipment as required through April 30, 2009, and will provide for an approximate total expenditure of $2,350,000 for the award period.
Note: This additional expenditure is requested by BECON in order to ensure that schools and other sites throughout the District have the capability to receive the new digital signals for television transmission. The equipment purchased from Toner Cable Equipment will provide the transition from analog to digital for approximately 300 sites. The FCC has set the deadline for analog television broadcasting to end on February 17, 2009. Funding for this additional expenditure will come from the capital budget.
Items submitted for renewal approval have been evaluated by user departments and schools, and determined that satisfactory service is being provided, and that the contract prices are currently the best value based on current vendor prices, comparable prices from other agencies and/or the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. Recommendations are being made for additional expenditures on previously approved term contracts. These recommendations are requests for additional expenditures only, and the amount is available from funds already included in the District budget. These recommendations authorize additional expenditures until the expiration date of each contract, at which time the contract will be re-bid according to Board Policy unless the contract is renewed per the terms and conditions of the bidding documents.
School Board Goals
| Goal One: Student Achievement (2008-2011) |
Financial Impact
These recommendations for additional spending authority will be funded from available funds already included in various school/department/center budgets or as described in the Summary Explanation and Background. This does not increase the existing budget.
Source of Additional Information
Donnie Carter 754 321-2610
Associated File Attachments
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26141N (Files) | |
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ExecutedARF (Files) |