Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance will authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to modify an existing contract with Oarnet/OSU, a local non-profit educational institute (servicing grades K-12, colleges and universities), to increase the fiber network and broadband access and related services to enhance the speed of the City's internet access and to renew/extend the contract for an additional one year term. The original contract was authorized by ordinance 0789-2007 (purchase order EL007115), passed June 4, 2007. The contract was most recently renewed by authority of ordinance 0487-2011 (purchase order EL011948), passed June 13, 2011. The modification to increase the current 50Mbps (megabyte per second) fiber and broadband service to 100Mbps service will be effective starting June 01, 2012 and pro-rated for two months to keep the service term co-terminus with existing contract term at the additional cost of $2,483.86. The Department of Technology requests that the passage of this ordinance will also allow for the extension of existing purchase order (EL011948), Auditor Certificate (No. AC032456 ), and the associated funds through July 24, 2013. The contract renewal/extension for the term period from July 25, 2012 through July 24, 2013 will cost $37,200 for the 100 Mbps service level.
This modification increases the funding for this service by $16,800 annually from $20,400 to $37,200 per year. This modification is necessary to accommodate the growing volume of data being transferred over the City's internet connections, which increasingly consists of high volume video traffic. This traffic has grown beyond expectations when the contract was last renewed, so this is an unforeseen modification. As a non-profit organization, OSU/Oarnet has made significant investments in fiber and broadband access. It is in the City's best interests to leverage those investments by partnering with Oarnet/OSU by utilizing existing fiber connectivity and...
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