City of Columbus - File #: 0870-2011

• File #: 0870-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/31/2011
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 6/27/2011
• Final action: 6/28/2011
• Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to establish purchase orders with Echo 24 and Pomeroy IT Solutions for the fiber optic splicing and repair associated with the Metronet's Fiber Optic Backbone; to authorize the expenditure of $549,952.95 from the Department of Technology, Information Services Capital Improvement Fund and the Operating Internal Services Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($549,952.95)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/28/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/28/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/27/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/27/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/16/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/16/2011	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/16/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/16/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/16/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/16/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/15/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/14/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/14/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/13/2011	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/13/2011	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/13/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/13/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/10/2011	1	TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/10/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/8/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to establish purchase orders for the acquisition of services for fiber optic cabling and network equipment from two (2) existing Universal Term Contracts (UTCs), established through the competitive bid process by the Purchasing Office, with the following vendors: Echo 24 (FL004688, BPCMP33G - Expiration 3/31/13) and Pomeroy IT Solutions (FL004506, BPCMP30A - Expiration 6/30/12).

The Department of Technology's Metronet Services provides data connectivity that supports various business functions and allows all city agencies and departments to communicate. Currently, the Department of Technology has a need to splice fiber optic cabling connecting the City of Columbus' existing fiber infrastructure to the newly purchased Columbus Fibernet (CFN), Columbus Traffic Signaling Systems (CTSS), and citynet fiber rings. These splices are necessary to complete the data inter-connectivity pathway throughout the city and prevent lengthy outages due to damaged fiber optic cabling. There are three (3) separate splice locations; 1) 1601 Arlingate Ln., 2) 757 Carolyn Ave., and 3) 240 Parsons Avenue.

These splice locations will build a ring topology that will provide diverse pathways to ensure data connectivity in the event of a fiber cut to existing and future locations. This legislation will provide the city with a contiguous fiber backbone that will reach into communities to make fiber accessible throughout the city and will support the city's regionalization efforts, shared services, and development efforts

This legislation is the first phase of a two (2) phase effort that will join all of the city's fiber optic backbone into one complete fiber backbone. This legislation is needed to support two (2) major projects, the Sunbury Road-Hoover Dam Federal grant funded project and the city's Dual Data Center connectivit...