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City seeks $342,000–$342,000+ technology contracts to replace decade-old servers and networking backbone
Summary
Information-technology staff presented multiple procurement items to upgrade the city’s servers, storage and related networking equipment. The four contracts together would modernize roughly 70 physical and virtual machines, with total costs presented to council across multiple resolutions.
The Department of Administration’s Division of Information Technology presented four procurement items to replace aging servers, storage and networking hardware and to contract for related support services.
Staff said the city’s IT backbone includes about 70 physical and virtual machines that have not been updated in more than 10 years and described the package as a complete revamp of servers, storage and network equipment. The four resolutions presented were: (1) an amendment for Comcast data-communication services under a state cooperative contract totaling $171,957.60 for a three-year period; (2) a ratified agreement with Network Management Solutions Inc. for proprietary hardware and software support totaling $144,300 for the year; (3) an award to Howard Technology Solutions for computer equipment under the state contract totaling $45,000; and (4) an award to CDWG Government Inc. for Dell servers and storage equipment through the Educational Service Commission of New Jersey for $342,000.
Council members asked whether the purchase details were spelled out in the ordinance and were told the procurement backup includes a full equipment list from servers and storages down to cabling. Staff confirmed funds are available in the existing technology capital account.
Next steps: the resolutions were presented for council consideration and will appear on the formal agenda for approval. Staff said the purchases and support agreements are intended to complete a citywide infrastructure upgrade that will replace outdated systems and improve reliability.
Why it matters: replacing decade-old servers and storage can improve system security, performance and continuity of municipal services that depend on the IT backbone.
