File #: 2025-0073    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Preliminary Item
File created: 1/8/2025 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 2/25/2025 Final action:
Title: Commission District(s): All CO - Change Order No. 1 to Contract 1361755 KNOWiNK Poll Pad (Emergency): for use by the Department of Voters Registration and Elections (VRE). This contract consists of providing KNOWiNK Poll Pad system certified by Georgia State Elections. This request seeks approval to ratify previously provided sixty (60) day contract term increase, effective January 1, 2025. This request also seeks approval to increase contract funds and contract term through December 31, 2025 to continue services. Awarded to KNOWiNK, LLC. Amount Not To Exceed: $150,000.00.
Attachments: 1. Agenda Notes - 2025-0073, 2. Change Order Request Form - 2025-0073, 3. KnowInk Items Letter - 2025-0073

Purchasing Type: Change Order (CO)                               

Public Hearing:  YES      NO                                   Department: Purchasing & Contracting                                     

 

AGENDA ITEM:

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Commission District(s): All

CO - Change Order No. 1 to Contract 1361755 KNOWiNK Poll Pad (Emergency): for use by the Department of Voters Registration and Elections (VRE). This contract consists of providing KNOWiNK Poll Pad system certified by Georgia State Elections.  This request seeks approval to ratify previously provided sixty (60) day contract term increase, effective January 1, 2025.  This request also seeks approval to increase contract funds and contract term through December 31, 2025 to continue services. Awarded to KNOWiNK, LLC. Amount Not To Exceed: $150,000.00.

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Information Contact: Michelle Butler, Chief Procurement Officer

Phone Number: (404) 687-3581

 

PURPOSE:

Awarded on February 17, 2024 for an amount not to exceed $98,000.00. This contract consists of State certified and tested KNOWiNK Poll Pad system consisting of Apple iPad, Stand components including the base, arm, sled and ID tray, Voter Card Encoder, and Thermal Printer. KNOWiNK is a mandated vendor that offers election management tools that allows jurisdictions to see voter turnout in real-time, monitor the status of Poll Pads, and remotely lock or disable a Poll Pad if there is a security issue at a polling site. This purchase is required for the 2025 Special Elections, Special Election Runoffs, Special Primary Public Service Commissioner/Runoff and Municipal General/Special Election Runoff. This request seeks approval to ratify previously provided sixty (60) day contract term increase, effective, January 1, 2025.  This request also seeks to increase contract funds and contract term through December 31, 2025.

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommended Action

Recommend approval of Change Order No. 1 with:

 

KNOWiNK, LLC, 460 N. Lindbergh Blvd., Saint Louis, MO 63141

 

Amount Not To Exceed: $150,000.00

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

1. Contract Effective Date:                                                               January 22, 2024

2. Contract Expiration Date:                                                               March 1, 2025

3. Amount Spent To Date:                                                               $84,592.20

4. Funding:                                                                                                         General (VRE)