Explanation
BACKGROUND:
Due to inclement weather and historically low temperatures, there were several damages that occurred at the Central Safety Building. Based on our best efforts and knowledge, the City believes it is necessary to immediately engage various contractors/vendors (both UTC and non-UTC) to provide a range of equipment and services related to the repair of damages and replacement of End Of Life (EOL)/obsolete technology-related equipment at the Central Safety Building. 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 Police infrastructure hardware that has reached End Of Life (EOL) support, migration to a Voice Over IP (VOIP) telephony system and Server infrastructure. These upgrades are associated with the purchase and installation of network equipment that provides Power Over Ethernet (POE) which will provide reliable delivery of VOIP, Video, Wireless and Data services within the Police network and across the City to avoid lengthy outages due to network hardware failure.
This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Department to establish capital blanket purchase orders with current Universal Term Contract (UTC) contractors/vendors to expend monies for technology equipment and services at the Central Safety Building.
This legislation also authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology (DoT) to enter into contracts with various non-UTC contractors/vendors to provide technology equipment and services. This effort is necessary to effectively mitigate the risk of service interruption to the Police network infrastructure which will lessen any risks associated with technology and communications services essential for daily operations. In addition, the replacement/upgrade will minimize disruptions of critical functions as a resul...
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