Explanation
The Information Services Division wishes to upgrade the Veritas backup system in order to take advantage of existing Storage Area Network (SAN); a device that allows high speed communication and connectivity between servers and storage devices, capabilities within the Department of Technology (DoT) to more efficiently backup and restore system user data, recover more quickly in the event of server failure or other system failures and to take advantage SAN capabilities within the Windows and Exchange 2003 as a result of the system server migration.
The Purchasing Office is in the process of completing a bid for this application to be awarded to the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bidder. This ordinance authorizes the Technology Director to establish a purchase order in an amount not to exceed $29,700.00 with the vendor being established for this purpose.
Fiscal Impact: Funds are available for this purchase within the 2004 information services fund budget for Information Services Division.
Emergency action is requested to secure funding for expected 2004 purchase and to meet council's deadline for legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to establish a purchase order of the Veritas upgrade for the Information Services Division; to authorize the expenditure of $29,700.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary from the information service fund and to declare an emergency. ($29,700.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office is in the process of completing a bid for the upgrade to the Veritas backup system; and,
WHEREAS, the contract will be awarded on the basis of the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bidder criteria; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Technology in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Technology Director to establish a purchase order of this upgrade to the Veritas system for the Information Services Division in order to meet council's legislative deadline for this 2004 purchase, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Technology Director be and hereby is authorized to establish a purchase order of the Veritas system upgrade for the Information Services Division.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $29,700.00 or so much thereof as may be needed be and hereby is authorized from the information services fund, fund 514, subfund 001, Organization 47-02 within the Department of Technology, OCA Code 472417, Object level one Code 03, Object level three code 3369 to pay the cost thereof.
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.