RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE WAIVER OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS AND THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. TO AQUIRE HARDWARE AND INSTALLATION SUPPORT FOR A BUILDING SECURITY SYSTEM LOCATED AT 1950 AND 2000 ALAMEDA DE LAS PULGAS, FOR THE TERM NOVEMBER 30, 2007 THROUGH NOVEMBER 29, 2008, IN THE AMOUNT OF $176,067; AND, AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WHICH MODIFY THE COUNTY’S MAXIMUM FISCAL OBLIGATION BY NO MORE THAN $25,000 (IN AGGREGATE), AND/OR MODIFY THE CONTRACT TERM AND/OR SERVICES SO LONG AS THE MODIFIED TERM OR SERVICES IS/ARE WITHIN THE CURRENT OR REVISED FISCAL PROVISIONS.

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, Johnson Controls, Inc. owns the JCI Security System currently installed and operating throughout the County, and the system is proprietary and can only be interfaced into other JCI Security Systems, this Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the County to waive the RFP process, and hereby does so; and

WHEREAS, Johnson Controls, Inc. and the County of San Mateo now wish to enter into an Agreement to acquire hardware and installation support for a building security system located at 1950 and 2000 Alameda De Las Pulgas, for the term November 30, 2007 through November 29, 2008, in the amount of $176,067; and

WHEREAS, this Board has been requested to grant signature authority to the Chief Information Officer or his designee to execute contract amendments which modify the County’s maximum fiscal obligation by no more than $25,000 (in aggregate), and/or modify the Contract term and/or services so long as the modified term or services is/are within the current or revised fiscal provisions; and

WHEREAS, this Board has been presented with a form of the authorization, said Board has examined and approved same as to both form and content and desires to enter into same.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the President of the Board of Supervisors is authorized and directed to waive the Request for Proposals process and execute said Agreement as is approved by the County Counsel for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest the President’s signature thereto.

That signature authority is granted to the Chief Information Officer to execute contract amendments which modify the County’s maximum fiscal obligation by no more than $25,000 (in aggregate), and/or modify the Contract term and/or services so long as the modified term or services is/are within the current or revised fiscal provisions.

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