City of Columbus - File #: 0741-2011

• File #: 0741-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/5/2011
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 6/13/2011
• Final action: 6/15/2011
• Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to establish purchase orders from two (2) existing Universal Term Contracts (UTCs) for the acquisition of equipment with Pomeroy IT Solutions for Cisco Network Hardware/Maintenance and Blue Apple Technologies, LLC for Liebert equipment associated with the Metronet's Fire Station network equipment project; and to authorize the expenditure of $243,697.98 from the Department of Technology Capital Improvement Fund. ($243,697.98).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/15/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/15/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/13/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/13/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/6/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
5/20/2011	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/20/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/20/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/20/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
5/20/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
5/19/2011	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/19/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/19/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/19/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/17/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/17/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/17/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Sent for Approval
5/16/2011	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/16/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/13/2011	1	TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/13/2011	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/13/2011	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
5/6/2011	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 two (2) purchase orders utilizing two (2) existing Universal Term Contracts (UTCs), with Pomeroy IT Solutions, (FL004506, BPCMP30A- Expiration Date: 6/30/2012) and Blue Apple Technologies, LLC (FL004870, BPSFT45A-Expiration Date: 6/30/14), established through the competitive bid process by the Purchasing Office. This purchase is to acquire equipment associated with the Metronet Fire Station network equipment project at a cost of $243,697.98. The purchase orders will be created with the following vendors as follows:

Pomeroy IT Solutions, will be supplying hardware/equipment maintenance via Cisco UTC Network at $198,828.10
Blue Apple Technologies, LLC will be supplying Liebert equipment hardware/services at $44,869.88

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 replace End of Life/End of Support (EOL/EOS) Fire Station network equipment throughout the city. The new network equipment will fill an immediate need of maintaining critical network access to all Fire Stations citywide, with reliable and supportable equipment, while also providing the potential for alternate means of connectivity via fiber optics for the future. Each Fire Station will also receive an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) to protect the equipment from power spikes and brown outs caused by commercial power sources.

The current equipment, hardware and software are no longer supported. This legislation will allow for the replacement of Fire Station equipment that is currently EOL/EOS. The equipment replacement is necessary to provide the city's Fire Stations with the ability to conduct business with reliable equipment that is under s...