Resolution 13009CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO.13 0 0 9
AUTHORIZING OPEN MARKET PURCHASE FROM
PRINCIPAL DECISION SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 3 -15 OF THE ALAMEDA CITY CHARTER, FOR AN
AUTOMATED CONSTANT STAFFING AND DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
FOR THE ALAMEDA FIRE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the Alameda Fire Department has immediate need for an automated
scheduling and record management system; and
WHEREAS, Principal Decision Systems International (PDSI) of Irvine, California
has developed TeleStaff TM, a turn key hardware and software system, specifically designed
for managing fire department staffing and timely emergency recall; and
WHEREAS, the TeleStaff TM system will `improve emergency staffing management
while promoting staff efficiency, report timeliness and accuracy; and
WHEREAS, the system is compatible with the City's finance and network systems,
employing architecture allowing for future upgrades and integrated on -line system support,
service, training and updates for both hardware and software; and
WHEREAS, TeleStaff TM is being widely installed and utilized in the fire service
industry and appears likely to become an industry standard; and
WHEREAS, TeleStaff TM is the sole developer of the system type, and the City
Council finds that purchase from this sole source provides the lowest price; and
WHEREAS, Section 3 -15 of the City Charter provides that the City Council, by four
votes, can authorize an open market purchase if it determines that the materials or supplies
can be purchased at a lower price in the open market; and
_ WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that all other practical alternatives were
examined, and for the Fire Department to achieve improved effectiveness and delivery of
emergency services, the automated Constant Staffing and Data Management system is the
best option available to the City of Alameda at this time and can be purchased at the lowest
price available through an open market purchase directly from TeleStaff TM
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Alameda
that pursuant to Section 3 -15 of the City Charter, and by four votes, the City Council hereby
authorizes the Fire Chief or his/her representative to purchase the automated Constant
Staffing and Data Management System in the open market from PDSI TeleStaff TM at a cost
of $30,550 with annual maintenance (support) at a cost of $3,000.
TM-MEMO #567
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on
the 16th day of June , 1998, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
Councilmembers Daysog, DeWitt, Kerr, and
President Appezzato - 4.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Councilmember Lucas - 1
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City
this 17th day of June , 1998.
Diane Felsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda