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Consider recommendations regarding a bid waiver request for server hardware from General Electric Healthcare, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Authorize the Purchasing Manager to issue a purchase order for General Electric Healthcare (not a local vendor) in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00 for the purchase, installation and configuration of server hardware as part of the Public Health Department’s continuing steps in the implementation of an Electronic Health Record system;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0001247, in the amount of $460,000.00, for funding the server hardware purchase from GE Healthcare in the amount of $400,000.00, and Microsoft Server Licensing from CompuWave in the amount of $60,000.00; and
c) Approve and authorize the Public Health Department to continue its steps toward the purchase and implementation of an Electronic Health Record system totaling approximately $4.0 million, funded by previously established Public Health funds and enhanced with ARRA funds; expenditures for this project will take place throughout Fiscal Year 2010/2011 and Fiscal Year 2011/2012, with the stipulation that the Public Health Department will bring forward any and all Board contracts to the Board of Supervisors for formal approval.