Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to establish a purchase order for the acquisition of equipment associated with the Metronet Uninterruptible Power Supply project. This purchase order will be created utilizing the terms and conditions from a pre-existing Universal Term Contract (UTC), established through the competitive bid process by the Purchasing Office, with the following vendor:
Blue Apple Technologies, Liebert hardware $89,918.40 (FL004870, BPCMP23A - Expiration Date: 6/30/14)
Blue Apple Technologies will be supplying hardware via Liebert UTC contract with the City of Columbus.
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 upgrade hardware that has reached End Of Life (EOL) support. These upgrades are associated with the installation of Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) which will protect network equipment that provide data delivery services across the City and avoid lengthy outages due to electrical power fluctuations or failures.
This effort is necessary to effectively mitigate the risk of service interruption to the City's Metronet network infrastructure which will lessen any risks associated with technology and communications services essential for daily operations. In addition, the upgrade will minimize disruptions of critical functions as a result of aging infrastructure component failures.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this ordinance will allow for the expenditure of $89,918.40, for the Metronet Uninterruptible Power Supply (Project # 470046-100003), utilizing Blue Apple Technologies. Funding for this project in the amount of $89,918.40 is available within the Department of Technology, Information Services Capital Improvemen...
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