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Suggested by: Administration
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 83-145
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA AWARDING
A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A MICRO -COMPUTER SYSTEM FROM
BURROUGHS CORPORATION.
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai solicited proposals for a
micro -computer system from three firms, and on October 24, 1983
received the following proposals:
Annual
Hardware and Maintenance
Company Specified Software and Support Total
BURCO Systems $11,545 $1,823 $13,368
Burroughs Corp. $10,381 $1,823 $12,204
IBM Corp. NO BID SUBMITTED
WHEREAS, the two bidders responding have proposed to sell the
City the same equipment (a Burroughs B21-5TS with 8.4 MB disk
drive and 150 cps dot matrix printer) and the same software, and
WHEREAS, both bidders have proposed that maintenance on the
system be performed by Burroughs Corporation, and
WHEREAS, other services offered by the bidders appear to be
comparable in value to the City, and
WHEREAS, based upon the lower bid price and advantages of having
the selling company maintain the equipment, the Finance
Department recommends purchasing the computer system from
Burroughs Corporation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA, that a contract be awarded to Burroughs
Corporation for the purchase a micro -computer system at a
price of $12,204, which includes maintenance and software support
for one year.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA this 16th day
of November, 1983.
Tom Wagoer, May
ATTEST: n
Jfifiet Whelan, City Clerk
Approved by Finance:
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FINANCE COMPUTER - BID COMPARISONS
Item
Burco
Burroughs
Computer
B 21-5TS (Burroughs)
Memory
512 KB
Mini Disk Drive
1-5 1/4", 630 KB
Same
Fixed Disk
8.4 NB Winchester
Printer
B9252, 150 CPS Dot Matrix
Cost:
Computer & Disk
$ 7,640
$ 6,630
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Printer
1,265
1,101
Mult'plan
195
200
Data Mgr.
1,175
1,200
Form Editor
970
990
Shipping
300
260
Total
JILL.545
$10,381
Warranty
90 Day
90 Day
Maintenance (on -call)
$1,529/yr.*
Same - Perforved by
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Software Support
$ 294/yr.
Burroughs.
*For 15 mc. on initial
order.
Finance Computer - Bid Comparisons
October 27, 1983
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Narrative
Burco will set up for free. Includes a 2-day class on hardware and
system software. Also includes a 1-day class on multiplan. Five-day class
on Data Manager costs $1,850 (held in Kenai).
Burroughs says I can easily set up system. Training aids are included.
Included (free) is a 2-day class on Data Manager in Anchorage.
Recommendation
Based upon (1) $1,164 price savings, (2) common supplier and maintenance
firm, and (3) prior good experience with Burroughs service, I recommend
purchasing through Burroughs Corp.
I recommend the above hardware and software purchase at $10,381; the
maintenance contract at $1,529 for the first 15 months; the software support
service at $294 for one year (would probably only get this for the first
year). Later, I may also want to purchase the write -one word processing at
$500.
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