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HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-Facilities Management CIT'Y OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From: James Sharer Subject: INTRA LATA AND LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACT Dept: Facil ities Management Date: January 8, 1997 ORIGINAL Synopsis of Previous Council action: 94-386: Resolution to award long distance service contract to MCI. Recommended motion: Adopt Resolution ,-'\0:& iN. Ui~r-lCt: 13 97 ;;: 3,) Contact person: James Sharer Phone: (909) 384-5244 Supporting data attached: Ward: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: $ 12.000 Source: (Acct. No.) 630-262-5156 (Acct. DescriPtion) Lonq Di stance Servi ce Finance: Council Notes: Res 97- !).5 ~/3/q7 75-0262 Agenda Item NO.~ 3 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT The proposed purchase is for Intra LATA and Long Distance Telephone Service, to be utilized in daily operations by City employees. The purchase calls for Intra LATA (Local Area Transport Area) which are basically local tolls calls. These calls are typically 16 miles or more away, but still within the local phone company's service area. Recent legislation has opened this market to competition. Based on current usage, this new contract will save the City $10,000 per year at the current volume of calls. However, please note that the volume of calls has risen dramatically for each of the past two years. The line item for long distance service is as follows: FY 94/95 $26,876 FY 95/96 $51.112 FY 96/97 (proposed) $40,000* FY 97/98 (proposed) $48,000 *The 96/97 budget estimate was lowered based on the knowledge that this service would be rebid during the year. At the request of the Facilities Management Division, appropriate technical specifications were prepared, published and furnished to area suppliers. Bid proposals were received on December 16, 1996, and reviewed by a committee comprised of John Murphy, Purchasing Manager, Jim Sharer, Facilities Manager and Bruce Hill, Telephone Systems Coordinator. Five (5) vendors supplying these services were solicited. The City received four (4) responses, and they were reviewed with the following results. Co11lPany AT&T MCI World Com GTE Points (100 possibl~ 97 60 55 o Rate per minute $0.03 $0.06 $0.0625 $N/A The Telephone Coordinator developed a proposal evaluation criteria utilizing a point system, based upon examples supplied by the Purchasing Manager. The point system broke down as follows: Overall Cost Responsiveness References 55 points 35 points 10 points The specifications also call for compliance with Chapter 3.44 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code and the City's UUT Administrative Rules. AT&T does agree to comply with these guidelines. Specifications and evaluation criteria have been reviewed with Facilities Management and the Purchasing Manager who concur that the bid proposal of AT&T meets the specifications and requirements of the City. It is therefore recommended that the bid proposal be accepted for contract. 75-0264