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AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH RITTER COMMUNICATIONS TO RENEW OUR SERVICES AND PROVIDE FIBER CONNECTIVITY FOR THE CITY OF JONESBORO
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas that:
SECTION ONE: That the Information Systems Department of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas needs to renew our services agreement and provide fiber and internet connectivity for the City of Jonesboro.
SECTION TWO: That the term of the agreement is sixty (60) months and the payment to Ritter Communications is $14,834.36 per month. All other details of the agreement, including the scope of services to be provided, are set out in the attachment.
SECTION THREE: That the City Council in accord with the terms of A.C.A. Section 14-58-303 states that bidding in this matter is not practical and hereby waives the requirement of competitive bidding. Ritter is considered a sole source provider due to the need to provide services that will interact and be compatible with the existing systems in the City of Jonesboro.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of October, 2015.