HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for Automated Materials Handling System for Library RESOLUTION NO. 13-484
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE AWARD OF CONTRACT
FOR PURCHASE OF AUTOMATED MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM
FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
WHEREAS,Requests for Proposals were sent to 24 potential vendors to provide the Ames
Public Library with an Automated Materials Handling System(AMHS), and three responses were
received; and,
WHEREAS, the Evaluation Team included the Library Circulation Supervisor and
representatives from Library Information Services,Network Services, and Building Maintenance,
and the Library Director; and,
WHEREAS the Evaluation Team assessed how well the vendors demonstrated an
understanding of the project and considered their qualifications, experience, references, and cost;
and,
WHEREAS,RFID Library Solutions of Maple Grove,Minnesota,achieved the highest score
of the three proposals; and,
WHEREAS,the Library Board of Trustees voted unanimously on October 10,2013,to select
RFID Library Solutions as the vendor of choice for the Automated Materials Handling System in
the Library; and,
WHEREAS, funds for the project were included in the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP)
when it was presented in 2011,however,the Library Board was able to budget for the AMHS in the
Library Renovation and Expansion Project and the dollars were removed from the CIP; and,
WHEREAS, the Library project budget contained $260,000 for automated materials
handling, and the additional $30,014 will come from the Project Contingency Budget.
IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,as follows:
Section 1: Award of contract is made as follows:
RFID Library Solutions of Maple Grove, Minnesota, in the amount of$290,014
Section 2: The City Manager and City Clerk are authorized to execute said contract for and
on behalf of the City of Ames, Iowa, and to affix the corporate seal of the City thereto.
Section 3: All resolutions or orders or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed
to the extent of such conflict.
ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of October, 2013.
A. • ! �
Diane . Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Wacha
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of October, 2013.