Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation will authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to establish a purchase order from an existing UTC (FL005447, BPO BPCMP30H) with Network Dynamics Inc., which expires June 30, 2016. The purchase order will provide new Voice Over IP (VOIP) telephones at Police HQ that will continue the city’s effort to consolidate into a single telephone system citywide . The UTC provides for a 50% minimum discount off of Cisco list prices for hardware, and a 28% discount for SMARTnet hardware maintenance. Network Dynamics is offering the hardware and SMARTnet maintenance at the UTC negotiated discounts. The total cost of the network equipment and maintenance is $223,768.50.
The Data Center will be implementing high capacity storage for Police cruiser video and will need additional high speed Cisco components for the data delivery between storage devices. Network Dynamics Inc., the city’s UTC provider, will provide the Cisco components at a cost of $70,508.00.
These purchases will support the city’s VOIP infrastructure and the upgrade of the video storage infrastructure. Voice Over IP has been a continued cost savings and efficiency measure since implementation by the Department of Technology in 2008. Cisco components provide the video storage data delivery platform between the city’s redundant data centers. The purchases to be authorized in this ordinance are needed in order to keep this critical infrastructure stable and properly sized to meet the city’s needs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding in the amount of $294,276.50 was budgeted and is available for the acquisition of equipment associated with the Metronet VOIP/ Data Center expansion project within the Department of Technology, Information Services Division, Capital Improvement Bond Fund, Project Number/Name: 470052-100005 (Police Telephone Upgrade), 470046-100005 (Police Network Upgrade) and 470047-100000 (Enterprise System U...
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