WHEREAS, the Procurement Commissioner and the Free Library of Philadelphia (FLP) have determined there is a current need for personal computers and associated equipment (collectively, the PCs), together with certain associated services required for the installation and maintenance of the PCs (the Services), and that it is advantageous to the City to lease the PCs and acquire the Services through The Philadelphia Municipal Authority (the Authority); and
WHEREAS, the Authority will enter into a lease agreement with a vendor approved by the City, pursuant to which the Authority will lease the PCs from the vendor, or its assignee approved by the Authority and the City, and will require the vendor to furnish the Services to the FLP; now, therefore
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the Free Library of Philadelphia (FLP), is hereby authorized to enter into a sublease agreement with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority (the Authority), for a term of four and a half years, which may be extended for up to a further seven months at the FLP's discretion, pursuant to which the FLP will agree to sublease personal computers and associated equipment and receive certain associated services required for the installation and maintenance of such computers and equipment from the Authority. The Sublease Agreement will substantially reflect the terms set forth in the document attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
SECTION 2. The Procurement Commissioner, the FLP, and the City Solicitor are hereby authorized, jointly and severally, to take all actions and to review and approve all documents and agreements necessary to effectuate this Ordinance, and to impose such terms and conditions as they may deem necessary and proper to protect the interests of the City of Philadelphia and to carry out the purpose of this Ordinance.
EXHIBIT A
Form of Sublease Agreement
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