Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to modify and extend an existing contract for the continued purchase of Data Services (DS1, ISDN PRI, GigaMAN, SIP Trunking etc.) for various City agencies from AT&T. In 2016, Ordinance # 0427-2016 was passed authorizing the purchase of Data Services from AT&T.
This ordinance will allow for three (3) additional one (1) year contract extensions beyond April 30, 2019 on contract # PO007219 to allow the City of Columbus to realize cost savings during the Department of Technology's voice technology migration project. The migration strategy is to transition from PRI Circuits to SIP trunking. This will allow the City to upgrade technology to a more robust service offering while reducing cost. Costs savings are realizable with AT&T through a longer committment.
Vendor Name: AT&T F.I.D#: 34-0436390 Vendor Acct#: 006314 Expiration Date: 02/19/2018
1. Amount of additional funds: No additional funds are necessary to modify the contract.
2. Reason additional needs were not foreseen: It is necessary to purchase these services to support the technology migration strategy due to the technological evolution of voice services. The upgraded services are not currently listed on the contract.
3. Reason other procurement processes not used: The City currently has an existing Master Service Agreement and Universal Term Contract (UTC) with this provider. This extension will allow the City to migrate to new technology and realize thousands of dollars in savings. It is necessary to purchase AT&T products and services due to the ongoing voice technology migration project within the Department of Technology.
4. How cost was determined: Prices for the services were negotiated with AT&T.
FISCAL IMPACT: No additional monies are required to modify this option contract. City agencies must set aside their own funding for their estimated expenditures.
EMERGENCY: To allow City agencies to ...
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