Minutes - Capital Region BOCES

Regular Meeting - - June 18, 2012 Page 12
WHEREAS, the lead agency shall assume the responsibility for the drafting of
specifications, advertising for bids, accepting and opening bids, tabulating bids, and
reporting the results to the participants, therefore.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the lead agency(s) listed below shall hereby represent
all of the participants in awarding the bid as indicated, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, participants have agreed that unless all bids are
rejected, it shall award contracts according to the recommendations of the lead agency.
Bid Type
Distance Learning State Wide Agreements:
Apex, Aventa Learning, Florida Virtual
School, and Nova Net
Lead Agency
Erie 1 BOCES (WNYRIC)
It was moved by Dr. Bergeron and seconded by Mrs. Surman to adopt the following
resolution which would permit BOCES to standardize on specific equipment, products
or services. The motion passed unanimously.
STANDARDIZATION
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga Board of Cooperative
Educational Services desires to enhance existing or acquire additional equipment, products or
services, and
WHEREAS, said equipment, products or services are designed to work in a specific
manner and
WHEREAS, staff has been or will be specially trained in the use of said equipment,
products or services, and use of a single manufacturer’s equipment, products or services
results in services being delivered more efficiently and in a more cost effective manner, and
WHEREAS, member districts have specifically requested specific equipment,
products or services, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that there is a need to standardize
future purchases of equipment, products or services in order to provide efficiency and
economy of operation, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga
Board of Cooperative Educational Services hereby authorizes to standardize on future
purchases of all such equipment, products or services by limiting such future purchases of
equipment, products or services, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that contracts for the purchase of such
standardized equipment products or services be made to the lowest responsible bidders after
advertisement for sealed bids, as provided in General Municipal Law, Section 103, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution shall be in effect for a period of
twelve months from the date of adoption for the following equipment, products or services.
1. Assessment Technologies Institute LLC
2. Century Consultants
3. eSchoolData, LLC.
4. Glynlyon, Inc.
5. Harland Technology Services (a division of Scantron Corporation)