Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify and increase an agreement with Gudenkauf Corporation, for maintenance and restoration services in support of the city’s fiber optic infrastructure.
The city owns approximately 400 miles of fiber optic cabling in various strand count quantities throughout the city. The city must regularly inspect and maintain these assets and to provide emergency restoration in the event of unforeseen damage to the fiber network. Ordinance 0817-2014 authorized the Director of Technology to enter into an agreement with Gudenkauf Corporation for the provision of the aforementioned services.
Ordinance 1026-2015 authorized the Director of Technology to renew that agreement for an additional one-year term.
The Department of Public Service has since determined that it is necessary to execute a contract modification with Gudenkauf Corporation, which will allocate additional funds for labor, equipment, and materials needed to ensure reliable operation of the city’s fiber network.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for Gudenkauf Corporation is 31-0908234 and expires 1/30/2017.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amount of $65,000.00 are available for this project in the Street and Highway Improvement Fund within the Department of Public Service. Amendment to the 2015 Capital Improvements Budget is necessary to establish sufficient cash and authority in the proper project.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The department requests emergency designation to make the aforementioned funds available at the earliest possible time so as not to delay needed improvements to the city’s fiber optic infrastructure.
Title
To amend the 2015 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize the Director of Public Service to modify a construction contract with Gudenkauf Corporation, for maintenance and restoration services in support of the City’s fiber optic infrastructure; to authorize the...
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