Barrow County School System


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Board Meeting
05/02/2017 06:00 PM

Professional Development Center
179 W. Athens St. Winder GA
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ITEM : D.1. Chromebook Computer Replacements - John St.Clair

Recommendation
Authorize the purchase of 1292 HP Chromebooks from the previously awarded (April 4th board meeting) low bid respondent, SHI of Somerset, NJ, in the amount of $206,526.20.

Details

At the April 4th, 2017 board meeting, the board authorized the purchase of 300 HP Chromebooks from low bid respondent SHI of Somerset, NJ for the Winder Elementary School at a cost of $159.85 per Chromebook, and also approved future district purchases from this award for the following 90 days.

We are currently engaged in our next round of computer refresh replacements, replacing end of life computer desktops with new devices. Multiple schools requested Chromebooks for their replacement student devices. The total count comes to 1292 Chromebooks divided between 14 schools as shown:

Schools unlisted are not requesting Chromebooks.

Previous April 4th Winder Elementary School 300 Chromebook RFP results for reference:


Financial Impact
$206,526.20 from SPLOST technology replacement funds.

Implementation Date
5/3/2017
Meetings