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Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to execute Renewal and Amendment No. 2 to the contract with Armstrong Productions, Inc. for programming and production services for the Monterey County Government Channel, extending the term to June 30, 2017, increasing the rate of compensation, and increasing total compensation to a not to exceed amount of $206,000.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to execute Renewal and Amendment #2 to the contract with Armstrong Productions, Inc. for programming and production services for the Monterey County Government Channel, extending the term to June 30, 2017, increasing the rate of compensation, and increasing total compensation to a not to exceed amount of $206,000.
SUMMARY:
The Monterey County Government Channel is a government access channel which airs the meetings of the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission and other public events which take place in the Board of Supervisor Chambers as well as original, informative programs about county services, programs and topics of interest for county residents. The Agreement with Armstrong Productions provides for the production services needed to create county-interest programs. The County wishes to amend the current Agreement to allow for the preparation of a new RFP for these services and to accommodate a billing rate increase requested by the Contractor.
DISCUSSION:
The Agreement for programming and production services is one of three Agreements which provide support services for the Monterey County Government Channel. They are: (a) broadcast operator services, (b) broadcast services and (c) programming and production services. All three Agreements have been in place with the same Contractor since 2008 and the last RFP for all these services was conducted in 2010. The County Commun...
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