HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-139-2213_-_Dell_Laptop_Lease_-_Adopted.docxRESOLUTION NO. 2024-139-2213
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED
THIRTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND FORTY-ONE CENTS
($57,838.41) ANNUALLY FOR THREE (3) YEARS TO DELL
FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC., FOR THE LEASE OF ONE
HUNDRED (100) LAPTOP COMPUTERS; WAIVING THE
PROCUREMENT CODE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-757 OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS CODE OF ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, currently, laptops used by City of Miami Gardens Police Officers, have
run out of accidental coverage, costing the City an average of $300 per repair per device
while equipment is unfixable, and
WHEREAS, leasing a more significant amount of Dell laptops, through their
Personal Computer As A Service (“PCAAS”), allows the City to acquire Two Hundred
(200) laptops at once, and cycle the devices within 3 years, for renewal, and
WHEREAS, PCAAS will cover the support and maintenance, accidental damage,
remote wiping, and additional leasing services of the devices such as collection of cycled
laptops at the end of the lease, and
WHEREAS, this year, the City is adding One Hundred (100) laptops to the fleet by
execution of the lease schedule, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “C,” and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 2-757 of the City of Miami Gardens Code of
Ordinances, procurement requirements may be waived upon a recommendation of the
city manager that the good obtained is within the best interest of the city, and
WHEREAS, due to the nature and maintenance cost associated with this
equipment, it is in the best interest of the City to lease the laptops because they will remain
under warranty through the duration of the lease period and relieve the City of assuming
maintenance cost,
WHEREAS, the cost for the lease program is Fifty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred
Thirty-Eight Dollars and Forty-One Cents ($57,838.41) annually for 3 years and funding
is available in the FY 2024 operating budget in account # 001-16-01-516-521-00, and
WHEREAS, City Staff recommends that the City Council waive the procurement
code pursuant to Section 2-757 of the City of Miami Gardens Code of Ordinances and
authorize the City Manager to issue a purchase order in an amount not to exceed Fifty-
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Resolution No. 2024-139-2213
Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Eight Dollars and Forty-One Cents ($57,838.41)
annually for three (3) years to Dell Financial Services, LLC., for the lease of One Hundred
(100) laptop computers,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas
paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby
made a specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2: AUTHORIZATION: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens
hereby authorizes the City Manager to issue a purchase order in an amount not to exceed
Fifty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Eight Dollars and Forty-One Cents
($57,838.41) annually for three (3) years to Dell Financial Services, LLC., for the lease of
One Hundred (100) laptop computers. Further, the City Council of the City of Miami
Gardens hereby waives the procurement code pursuant to Section 2-757 of the City of
Miami Gardens Code of Ordinances.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS
AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2024.
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RODNEY HARRIS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK
PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY: CAMERON BENSON, CITY MANAGER
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Resolution No. 2024-139-2213
Moved by: Councilman Leon
Seconded by: Councilman Stephens
VOTE: 7-0
Mayor Harris Yes
Vice Mayor Wilson Yes
Councilwoman Baskin Yes
Councilman Leon Yes
Councilwoman Powell Yes
Councilwoman Julien Yes
Councilman Stephens, III Yes
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