City of Columbus - File #: 1553-2009

• File #: 1553-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/6/2009
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 12/7/2009
• Final action: 12/9/2009
• Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology to establish purchase order from an existing Universal term contract (UTC) with Pomeroy IT Solutions for the acquisition of equipment associated with the Metronet's Disaster Recovery Center Project; to authorize the expenditure of $121,505.90 from the Department of Technology's Information Services Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($121,505.90)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/9/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/8/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/7/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved
12/7/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/27/2009	1	Technology Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/25/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/25/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/25/2009	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/25/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/24/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/24/2009	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/18/2009	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/17/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/17/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2009	1	TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2009	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/12/2009	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/12/2009	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2009	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/6/2009	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
BACKGROUND:
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 connected to the Metronet's data center and disaster recovery center. These upgrades are associated with the installation of high speed routing components which will increase data transmitting between the data center and the disaster recovery center. Additionally, the hardware upgrades will enhance the capability to recover operations expediently and successfully, mitigate the risk of service interruption to the City's Data Center, which will lessen risks associated with recovery of sudden and or unexpected loss of data, records, and other technology and communications essential for daily operations.

The passage of this ordinance will authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to establish one purchase order for the acquisition of equipment associated with the Metronet Disaster Recovery Center hardware upgrade. This purchase order will be created utilizing the terms and conditions from one (1) pre-existing Universal Term Contract (UTC), established through the competitive bid process by the Purchasing Office, with the following vendor:

Pomeroy IT Solutions, Network Hardware/Maintenance $121,505.90 (FL002554, BPCMP30B- Expiration Date: 12/31/09)

Pomeroy IT Solutions will be supplying hardware/equipment maintenance via Cisco UTC contract with the City of Columbus.

The funding for this ordinance will be made available within the Information Services Bond Fund, which is included in the total of bonds sold during the November 3, 2009 Bond sale.


EMERGENCY: Emergency action is requested to ensure that the needed services are not delayed; thus reducing the risk of potential outage and or interruption in ser...