Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management on behalf of the Department of Technology (DoT) and various city agencies to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Purchase Agreement for the purchase of Cisco Meraki switches and associated licenses for Department of Public Utilities water quality lab. Purchase agreement PA005936 was established by ordinance 3266-2021, passed on December 13, 2021 to provide, in part, a procurement process to ensure that city switching technology purchases are all of the same specification.
The move to the Ciscso Meraki platform is advantageous because:
· It is the same as that which Cisco is/will be using going forward;
· It provides single pane management and visibility of your entire network via cloud management;
· It allows for plug and play break-fix repair; and
· It provides improved support of power management and POE devices.
The purchases will be made from pre-established universal term contracts/purchase agreement PA005936- CDWG, expiring 6-30-2025.
This ordinance also authorizes the expenditure of $65,189.24 from the Department of Technology Information Services Fund to purchase the above-described items on behalf of non-general fund agencies.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for the above-described purchases are budgeted and available in the Department of Technology, Information Services Operating fund.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
CDW Government
Vendor # - 034427
Expires 1/3/2025
EMERGENCY
Emergency legislation is requested to facilitate prompt acquisition of the above-described services and equipment as these switches are integral to the operation of the City’s Public Utilities Department.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology and various city agencies, to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract/ Purchas...
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