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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents with Dell Marketing, LP (Dell), utilizing the approved Dell Master Purchase Agreement No. 28280, for the purchase of personal computers, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000; and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a lease-purchase agreement, and related financing documents, with Banc of America Public Capital Corp, of San Francisco, CA, for the financing of personal computers, payable over a five-year period at an interest rate to be determined when the agreement is executed. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to execute the documents necessary to purchase personal computers utilizing the approved Dell Master Purchase Agreement No. 28280, and execute a lease-purchase agreement through the City’s Master Lease Agreement with Banc of America Public Capital Corp (BAPCC), for the financing of personal computers payable over a five-year period.
Due to the business and technology needs stemming from the transition to remote work, and the need for increased technology access when conducting mobile and fieldwork, the City of Long Beach (City) continues to encourage increased use of laptops that will take up less space, require less electricity, enable employee mobility, while retaining the computing power to run all existing City applications. Along with associated peripheral devices, the new computers align with redesigned desktop experience standards that focus on mobility, online collaboration, and equipping City staff with industry-standard productivity tools. The cost for personal computer replacements are included in the City’s ongoing annual computer replacement cycle program, and as a result, funding is already included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Budget.
The Technology and Innovation Department (TI) implemented a program to replace all City-owned desktop and laptop computers after a five-year use to reflect the industry stand...
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