From
Maria Cerda
Title
Change Order II for temporary IT personnel from KForce, Inc. through a national inter-local agreement with the Department of Information Resources (DIR) increasing the estimated annual cost from $130,000 to $210,000 bringing the two-year total to $420,000
Presenter
Keshnel Penny, Director of Information Technology
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
On November 1, 2016 City Council awarded an agreement to KForce, Inc. for temporary staffing in the amount of $50,000. On March 7, 2017, City Council approved Change Order to increase the amount to $80,000 to KForce, Inc. for additional temporary staffing, bringing the total amount awarded to $130,000. KForce, Inc. has been utilized more than was expected, bringing the need to increase another $80,000 bringing the total agreement from $130,000 to $210,000 annually.
Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code, also known as the Inter-local Cooperation Contracts Act, authorizes all local governments to contract with each other to perform governmental functions or services including administrative functions normally associated with the operation of government such as purchasing of necessary equipment, supplies and services. The City of Grand Prairie does not need to competitively bid items purchased through such agreements as they have already been bid by the sponsoring entity or agency. The City of Grand Prairie has master inter-local cooperative agreements with various entities including Department of Information Resources (DIR) .
DIR provides statewide leadership and oversight for management of government information and communications technology. DIR has served in a leadership role to facilitate the state’s economic competitiveness through its ability to deliver quality information resources commodities and services at the lowest prices and best value for state and local government as well as the K-12 public and higher education systems.
The DIR contract began August 5, 2016 and w...
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