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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 4, 2010 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR <br />DELL COMPUTERS <br />(SPEC. NO. 10-035) <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Award a contract to Dell Computer Corporation, for the purchase of 25 computers in an amount <br />not exceed $28,000. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On June 4, 2010, the Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center was awarded a Department of Labor Earmark <br />Grant in the amount of $714,000 to establish a Job Tech Center computer lab. The lab will be <br />used to provide training and employment services to Santa Ana residents. Training programs <br />will include reading, math, basic computer skills, and green job skills in a computer based <br />system. Rancho Santiago Community College District will provide the green job instructional <br />program in Water Distribution, Solar Energy Technology fields as well as programs in basic <br />computer literacy. In addition, the Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center and The Cambodian Family will <br />provide employment services to the participants. <br />The grant includes funds to purchase 25 computers and related equipment to establish the Job <br />Tech Center computer lab. Fifteen computers will be placed at the Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center <br />and the remaining ten will be loaned to The Cambodian Family, to provide an alternate location <br />for participants to access the computer based training programs and for use in employment <br />activities. The purchase of the 25 computers is an important step in enabling the Job Tech <br />Center to provide an essential portion of the services mandated by the grant. <br />The Santa Ana Ordinance No. NS-2312 authorizes the City to purchase against contracts from <br />any public agency utilizing a competitive bid process. The Western States Contracting Alliance <br />(WSCA) establishes California Multi-State Cooperative Agreements for Commodities, IT Goods <br />22C-1