REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
March 9, 2017
FROM: Bruce Rudd, City Manager
BY: Bryon Horn, Chief Information Officer
Information Services Department
SUBJECT
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Approve the purchase of network equipment from AMS.NET for $429,441.38 for the Departments of Public Utilities and Information Services, in accordance with purchasing procedures from cooperative agreements as set forth in Administrative Order 3-1.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that Council approve the purchase of network equipment from AMS.NET in the amount of $429,441.38 for the replacement of end of life and end of support networking equipment, as well as for equipment that will be used to enhance and expand the City's networking infrastructure. The purchase includes $185,317.92 for the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) for equipment replacement and expansion for the DPU Water Division and $244,123.46 for the Information Services Department (ISD) for equipment replacement as well as wireless and voice equipment to enhance service levels. In accordance with Administrative Order 3-1, the equipment is being purchased through a competitive purchase agreement (Merced County FOCUS Contract #2015109).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ISD is responsible for the City's networking needs as well as securing the City's network and information. Since technology is a vital part of the City's business processes, it is imperative that proper and authentic equipment be purchased from reputable service providers. The equipment is being purchased through ISD as part of the Department's purchasing policy. Funding for this purchase currently exists in each Department's respective Fiscal Year 2017 budget.
BACKGROUND
In past years, attempts to procure such items through a request for proposal process has resulted in counterfeit and "gray market" products, even if the bid requirement specified that only genuine and supported equipment be supplied. The ISD and Finance Department have a cooperative purcha...
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