TO: Communication, Technology and Information Systems Committee
FROM: Chris Sternal, Director of Information Technology
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Award of Contract to Euna Solutions for Euna Procurement in the Amount of $26,500.00
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BACKGROUND:
The City’s procurement processes include renewing the e-bidding solution to streamline sourcing, increase vendor participation, and strengthen compliance and transparency in public purchasing. Euna Solutions’ cloud-based Euna Procurement (formerly Bonfire) enables online solicitations, vendor outreach, electronic proposal submission, structured evaluation, approvals workflows, and reporting/analytics.
CONCLUSION:
The Euna Procurement solution improves efficiency by digitizing the entire sourcing lifecycle and reducing manual tasks, while enhancing compliance and auditability through configurable workflows and documented evaluations. It also expands competition via the Euna Supplier Network, enabling broader vendor outreach and free supplier participation, and provides data transparency through dashboards and reporting to support informed decision-making and public accountability.
Section 2-438 of the City of Joliet Code of Ordinances states that purchases whose estimated cost is in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be awarded without written specifications or bidding under certain circumstances. Three of these circumstances apply:
(b) Purchases for additions to and repairs and maintenance of equipment owned by the City which may be more efficiently added to, repaired or maintained by a certain person;
(f) Purchases when authorized by a concurring vote of two-thirds of the Mayor and City Council;
(g) Purchases of professional services.
Sufficient funds exist utilizing the Information Technology Applications/Contractual Services budget (Org 04012000, Object 524200, $26,500.00).
RECOMMENDATION:
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It is recommended that this item be forwarded to City Council with a recommendation to approve.
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