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Contract - Crime Scene Equipment Maintenance
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dorothy Thomas, Union County Sheriff's Office, Public Safety Finance Administrator, 704-283-3578
ACTION REQUESTED:
Authorize the County Manager to 1) negotiate and execute an agreement with substantially consistent with this agenda item, 2) exercise any renewal or extension term options set forth in the Agreement, and 3) terminate the Agreement if deemed in the best interest of the County, each in the County Manager's discretion.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Union County Sheriff’s Office is requesting a three-year agreement with Shimadzu Scientific Instruments for a maintenance plan for Crime Lab equipment. Accrediting body, our own policy, and the international standard requires us to maintain maintenance on the instruments at least once annually, this does not include broken or missing parts. The agreements are imperative and provide documentation of these fixes and maintenance helping us comply with accreditation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The anticipated annual cost for this service is $60,109.91. Since this contract is for three years, a total of $180,329.71 is estimated to be spent. Funding is available in the adopted FY25 budget appropriation with future expenditures subject to annual BOCC budget appropriation.