Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to establish purchase orders for the Network Infrastructure Upgrade Project. These purchase orders will be created utilizing the terms and conditions of three (3) pre-existing Universal Term Contracts (UTC), with the following vendors:
Network Dynamics Inc., Network Hardware/Maintenance (FL005447, BPCMP30B-Expiration: 6/30/16); ($1,136,488.22)
Network Dynamics Inc., Network Engineering Services (FL005675, BPCMP31B-Expiration: 9/30/16); ($28,790.00)
KLA Laboratories Inc., Voice, Data and Video Cabling (FL005559. BPCMP33H-Expiration: 6/30/16): ($305,162.52)
The total cost of the equipment, wiring installation and services for the Network Infrastructure Upgrade Project is $1,470,440.74.
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 network infrastructure in various locations across the city that has reached End Of Life (EOL) support and does not support the migration to a Voice Over IP (VOIP) telephony technology. These upgrades are associated with the installation of network equipment that provides Power Over Ethernet (POE) which will provide reliable delivery of VOIP, Video, Wireless and Data services within the City’s Metronet network infrastructure and avoid lengthy outages due to network hardware failure.
This project will also provide wireless access for Police HQ, redistribute internal Police HQ wiring for termination in centralized equipment closets which will allow the removal of network equipment from office areas, rewire all Fire Stations in preparation for VOIP services which cannot be provided with their existing wiring infrastructure and the replacement/relocation of Fire network equipment from City Hall to the City’s ...
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