CC MEETING: May 12, 2020
DATE: May 6, 2020
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Andy Horn, Director of Information Systems
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Consider Authorizing The City Manager To Approve A Contract For Structured Wiring From Connect Technology Group, LLC Through The TIPS Cooperative Purchasing Agreement In An Amount Not To Exceed $173,547.65.
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BACKGROUND:
The City has approved and tentatively scheduled a remodel of its facilities to enhance facility and employee efficiency. One aspect of this project includes rewiring the first and second floors to modern ethernet cabling standards. Additionally, the Information Systems Department has gone through a review of all elements of the City's data center. Based upon this planned enhancement and our current infrastructure, the Department recommends a comprehensive rewiring of the data center and its respective lines of connectivity to other floors and facilities.
This project would include the removal and cleanup of old wiring, the installation of modern cabling, the installation of distribution points to enhance resiliency of the physical network, and the preparation for future enhancements, including wireless connectivity.
This project has been reviewed and conceptualized with multiple vendors over a significant period of time. After a review of all proposals, the City has identified Connect Technology Group, LLC ("CTG"), a Carrollton based company, as being both qualified and able to complete the effort in a manner which facilitates the ongoing remodel project and minimally disrupts City staff by completing work during off-hours. CTG's scope of work will include providing all material and labor for the project. CTG is a member of the "The Interlocal Purchasing System" ("TIPS") cooperative purchasing agreement.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The funds for the services are budgeted in the IS Refresh Fund (#854105-106600199). Due to the criticality of the project, a fifteen-percent contingency has been built into...
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