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Colorado Department of
Corrections
07CAA00156
CONTRACT AMENDMENT
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THIS AMENDMENT, made this 30th day of October, 2006, by and between the State of Colorado
for the use and benefit of the Colorado Department of Corrections, State of Colorado, P.O. Box
1010, Canon City, Colorado, 81212, hereinafter referred to as the State, and MCI
Communications Services Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business Services 500 Technology Drive, Room
C2123, Weldon Spring, MO 63304, hereinafter referred to as MCl.
FACTUAL RECITALS
Authority exists in the Law and since no state funds are obligated under this Contract and it is
exempt from the State's Procurement Code as well as the State's Fiscal Rules; and
ReqUired approval, clearance, and
appropriate agencies; and
coordination
has been
accomplished from and with
The parties entered into a contract dated November 1, 2001, for Inmate Telephone Services
("ITS"),this contact referred to herein as the MCI contract. The MCI contract was entered into
The merger of Verizon Communications Inc. and
by MCI WORLDCOM Communications Inc.
MCI, Inc. (successor in interest to MCI WORLDCOM Communications Inc.) was completed
January 6, 2006.
The purpose for this amendment is described below.
The MCI contract with the State ends on October 31, 2006. The State has selected another
vendor to provide the ITS. The replacement vendor's required circuits and lines will not be fully
installed by the current MCI contract termination date.
In order to ensure there is no interruption to inmate calling, the State is amending the current
MCI contract to keep the current cirCUits and lines in place until the new vendor's infrastructure
is installed at all sites. It is anticipated the new circuits and lines should be fully in place, tested
and operational by the middle of November and no later than November 30, 2006.
NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed that
1.
Consideration for this amendment to the original contract, 02CAA00277, dated November
1, 2001, consists of the payments which shall be made pursuant to this amendment and
the promises and agreements herein set forth.
2.
It is expressly agreed by the parties that this amendment is supplemental to the original
Contract, 02CAA00277,referred to as the "original contract," which is, by this reference
incorporated herein, that all terms, conditions, and provisions thereof, unless specifically
modified herein, are to apply to this amendment as though they were expressly rewritten,
incorporated, and included herein.
3.
It is agreed the original contract is and shall be modified, altered, and changed in the
follOWing respects only:
a.
The Public Pay Telephone System (PPTS) as prOVided by Mer will
continue under this amendment.
b.
The current Qwest services, except for the PPTS portion of the ITS, will be assumed
by Value Added Communications, Inc (VACI), per VACI's amended contract with Mer.
c.
Paragraph 2 of the original contract is amended to read the contract will
terminate on December 31, 2006 or upon ten (10) day written notice to MCl.
d.
MCI will continue to provide the TIPS server for the term of this amendment.
4.
The effective date of this amendment is November 1,2006, and upon approval of the
State Controller.
5.
Except for the "Special Provisions," in the event of any conflict, inconsistency, variance, or
contradiction between the provisions of this amendment and any of the provisions of the
original contract, the provisions of this amendment shall in all respects supersede, govern,
and control. The "Special Provisions" shall always be controlling over other provisions in
the contract or amendments. The representations in the Special Provisions concerning the
absence of bribery or corrupt influences and personal interest of State employees are
presently reaffirmed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this amendment on the day first above
written.
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Colorado Department of Corrections
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SuJeiman Hessami
VP Pricing/Contract Management
Attorney General
John W. Suthers
By:
Date:
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Social Security Number
or Federal Employer ID Number
Attestation:
By:
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Corporate Secretary,
or EqUivalent,
Town/City/County Clerk
(SEAL)
ALL CONTRACTS MUST BE APPROVED By THE STATE CONTROLLER
CRS 24-30-202 requires that the State Controller approve all state contracts. This contract is not
valid until the State Controller, or such assistant as he may delegate, has signed it. The contractor is not
authorized to begin performance until the contract is signed and dated below. If performance begins prior
to the date below, the State of Colorado may not be obligated to pay for goods and/or services provided.
tate Controller
~Iie M. Shenefelt
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