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Resolution Approving the Issuance of a Purchase Order to Comcast Cable for the Relocation of the City's Comcast-operated Institutional Fiber Network Services ($45,385.61)
Memorandum
The attached resolution approves the issuance of a purchase order to Comcast Cable for the relocation of the City's Comcast-operated Institutional Fiber Network (I-Net) services in order to accommodate the planned construction of the Ann Arbor Municipal Center.
The Larcom building currently receives City I-Net services through the North Telecommunications Facility and Entrance, located off of Anne St. at the northwest corner of the north City Hall parking lot. It is necessary to abandon this North Telecommunications Facility and Entrance to accommodate the Ann Arbor Municipal Center Project.
In order to continue to provide the necessary networking services, including voice, data, traffic signal and 800 MHz dispatching services, a new East Telecommunications Facility and Entrance has been constructed along the south and east sides of the Larcom building.
The City I-Net services, which include all City voice and data services, will be relocated by Comcast to the third floor of Fire Station 1, located at 111 N. Fifth Avenue.
City Information Technology and Signs and Signals staff will then extend the City I-Net services from the third floor of Fire Station 1 to the new East Telecommunications Facility and Entrance, where it will be put back into operation.
Comcast Cable's quote of $45,385.61 for this custom relocation work was received by the City's Information Technology Service Unit on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
Comcast Cable, as a utility, is exempt from Human Rights approval.
Sponsored by: Margie Teall, Councilmember
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Whereas, Comcast Cable provides Institutional Network services to the City of Ann Arbor;
Whereas, The City's Comcast-operated Cable Institutional Network services enter into the Larcom Building through the North Telecommunications Facility and Entrance;
Whereas, It is necessary to abandon the North Telecommunications Facility and Entrance to accommodate the Ann Arbor Municipal Center Project;
Whereas, A new East Telecommunications Facility and Entrance has been constructed along the south and east sides of the Larcom building to provide access for relocated telecommunications and network services;
Whereas, It is necessary to contract Comcast Cable to relocate the City's Comcast-operated Institutional Fiber Network services to the third floor of Fire Station 1, located at 111 N. Fifth Avenue;
Whereas, City Information Technology and Sign and Signals staff will extend the City's Comcast-operated Institutional Network services from Fire Station 1 to the East Telecommunications Facility and Entrance;
Whereas, Sufficient funds have been budgeted in the Capital Projects Fund 0008 Budget for the proposed expenditures; and
Whereas, Comcast Cable is exempt from Human Rights approval;
RESOLVED, That the purchase order to Comcast Cable in the amount of $45,385.61 be approved;
RESOLVED, That the City Administrator be authorized to execute all necessary documents for the relocation of the City Comcast-operated Institutional Fiber Network services in connection with the construction of the Ann Arbor Municipal Center; and
RESOLVED, That the City Administrator be authorized to take necessary administrative
actions to implement this resolution.