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Resolution to Ratify the Emergency Purchase and Installation of 17,284 feet of 1-1/2 inch Conduit From Turnkey Network Solutions and the Appropriation of Funds and Amendment of the Information Technology Service Unit Budget. ($83,050.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval is a resolution to ratify the emergency purchase and installation of 17,284 feet of 1-1/2 inch conduit from Turnkey Network Solutions, authorized by the City Administrator under Section 1:316 of the City Code.
The underground conduit run is located under Packard beginning at Hill St, running South and transitioning onto Stone School, and ending at the intersection of Stone School and Ellsworth. This conduit will become part of the infrastructure that carries the City’s traffic signal control and information technology data and is vital to the current and future operations of the City.
The purpose of the conduit run is to provide redundancy for continued operations of the signals and information technology infrastructure, provide alternative routing of these infrastructures in support of planned construction projects and to provide the opportunity for the City to provide additional services to outside agencies and partners.
This particular conduit expansion is unplanned for FY2008 but the overall expansion of the City’s conduit infrastructure has been considered as part of the larger strategic plans of both the Information Technology and Project Management Service Units in support of sustainability, redundancy and reliability of the City’s Signals and Information Technology Systems.
The City was notified of the potential to extend its conduit system during the week of January 7, 2008 but could not secure a quote for its part of the install until January 14, 2008. The urgency around this request is being driven by the inflexibility of the construction schedule of the third party requesting the bore and the extremely aggressive pricing incentive of t...
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