Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance to establish a purchase order for Cisco SmartNet Maintenance services to support citywide MetroNet hardware. This purchase will be accomplished through a Universal Term Contract that is established with Resource One. The MetroNet is a critical component of the computing infrastructure of the City. Additionally, this network provides an information highway onto which many applications are loaded. It is the framework for the City "Intranet" which can carry a combination of voice, data, and video throughout the City. This City Intranet is connected to the world through the Internet, as well as through dedicated, secure connections throughout central Ohio. The network has been designed to support data transfer needs for imaging applications, and current City applications such as E-mail, WASIMS (Water Billing), Performance Series (Purchasing/Procurement and Accounting), Payroll/Personnel and Geographic Information System (GIS). Establishing this purchase order will provide Cisco hardware maintenance support for the City's MetroNet for a one-year period from April 1, 2003 through March 31, 2004.
FISCAL IMPACT: In fiscal year 2002, the $369,357.58 was expended with Resource One for Cisco SmartNet maintenance. For this fiscal year of 2003, $357,694.74 is for one-year maintenance for MetroNet and $76,643.16 is for one-year maintenance for the Police Division. Funding for this ordinance is budgeted within the Information Service Fund.
EMERGENCY: There is an immediate need to execute this purchase for Cisco SmartNet maintenance services to support the City's MetroNet hardware in order to keep support service without interruption.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER: 31-1419297 Expires 03/29/2004
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance to establish a purchase order with Resource One for Cisco SmartNet hardware maintenance services to support t...
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