Discussion and possible action to terminate the Independent Contractor Agreement between Webb County and Rhodes Research for the Audio/Video Conferencing Technology Upgrades to the Child Support Courtroom and to further authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a formal request for proposal for the re-solicitation of this project and any other matters incident thereto. 

Issue: On September 25, 2023, RFP 2023-011 "Hybrid Audio/Video System for Child Support Court" was awarded to Rhodes Research.  This project has a contractual completion timeline of 140 calendar days after the date of contract execution.  The contractor did not initiate the installation phase and has exceeded the contractual timeline to complete the project.  
  
Solution: Consideration to terminate contract for non-compliance of contractual timeline completion deadline and authorize the Purchasing agent to re-solicit this project to secure formal proposals with pricing for Court's review and approval.     

Result: If approved, the contractor will receive a formal notice of termination.

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