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AI# 12614  Regular City Council Meeting 6.20. 07/23/2024:

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Agenda Item

Resolution - Information Technology: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 18160, with Vexus Fiber Internet Services, for upgrades of internet services for various City departments.

Item Summary

The proposed 3-year agreement is for the Primary Business Internet Services connection, which will include Fiber Internet upgrades to Citizens Tower and the Civic Center, and installation of Fiber Internet service at each of the Police Patrol Division Stations and the Garden and Arts Center. The purchase is made available through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) Contract 240303 – Telephone & Communications Data Systems & Solutions Contract. Texas Local Government Code Chapter 271.083 authorizes local governments to acquire hardware, software, and other Information Technology products through the TIPS program. Pursuant to Texas Government Code Chapter 791.025, purchases from TIPS contracts meet competitive bid requirements.

Fiscal Impact

The one-time installation charge of $860.00, plus the monthly charges of $3,899.70 for the remainder of FY 2023-24, are funded in the Hardware as a Service Account in the Information Technology Operating Budget. The total cost of the 3-Year Internet Services Agreement is $141,249.20. The monthly payments of $3,899.70 will be paid over the remainder of the contract and will be budgeted in the following Fiscal Year Budgets, 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27.

Staff/Board Recommending

Brooke Witcher, Assistant City Manager James C. Brown, Chief Information Officer

Attachments Vexus Fiber Resolution _Contract 18160 Vexus Fiber Contract 18160

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