...Title
Actions Related to Purchase Orders for E-books, E-audiobooks, and Related Services.
...Recommendations
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to:
(a) Negotiate and execute purchase orders with OverDrive, Inc (Cleveland, OH), OCLC Online Computer Library (Ontario, CA), and Baker & Taylor, LLC (Charlotte, NC) for the purchase of e-books, e-audiobooks, and related services with a maximum aggregate compensation not to exceed $1,567,000 for a one-year term beginning on or about September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026, each purchase order to be issued for:
(1) Overdrive Inc: $1,500,000.
(2) Baker & Taylor Inc: $45,000.
(3) OCLC Online Computer Company: $22,000.
(b) Negotiate and execute amendments for all purchase orders referenced above as required to address any unanticipated changes, including adjustments to compensation and reallocation of funding between the three providers, consistent with procurement policies and the City’s standard terms and conditions, subject to the appropriation of funds; and
(c) Negotiate and execute one additional one-year option to extend the term through August 31, 2027, subject to the appropriation of funds.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-003, Agreements/Contracts (New or Amended) resulting in no physical changes to the environment. (Finance)