Title
Electronic Resources and Multimedia Downloads - 171101-S - Amendment (Ordinance S-48751)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee to allow additional expenditures under contracts 145733 with Baker & Taylor, LLC, 145865 with Cengage Learning, Inc., 145754 with Library Ideas, LLC, 145735 with Midwest Tape, LLC, 145725 with Niche Academy, LLC, and 145726 with ProQuest LLC, for the purchase of Electronic Resource and Multimedia Downloads for Library Department and to extend the term of each contract by one year. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $450,000.00. The term of the contracts will be extended through June 30, 2023.
Report
Summary
By providing additional funds and extending the terms, these contracts will continue to provide a collection of management tools to the Library Department, assuring branches have the correct inventory for the location consumption. The listed contracts will also continue to provide access to streaming resources allowing the public to access thousands of electronic media files such as training videos, magazines, newspapers, music, movies and audio books on an as-needed basis.
Contract Term
Upon approval, the term of each of the above-listed contracts will be extended for one year, through June 30, 2023.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of $450,000.00 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the above-listed contracts will not exceed $3,388,500.00. Funds are available in the Library Department’s budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council previously approved Contracts 145733, 145865, 145754, 145735, 145725, and 145726 on June 21, 2017 via Ordinance S-43684.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson and the Library Department.