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Anoka County awards professional services contract for network load balancer with contingency
Summary
The county board approved a professional services contract and contingency to replace end-of-life load balancers used in production and test environments, with a total project not to exceed $197,459.72.
Anoka County’s board approved a professional services contract to replace end-of-life network load balancers used across production and test environments and authorized an associated contingency.
The board recorded a motion and second and approved the contract by unanimous roll call. The contract award for the load balancer was $152,994.72. County staff explained that the procurement includes a 20% budget contingency ($11,600 mentioned in the presentation) and additional project expenditures bring the not-to-exceed total to $197,459.72. Staff said the existing load balancers, purchased in 2017, have reached end-of-life and that contingencies are being used because IT projects commonly require flexibility for updates and compatibility work.
Commissioners said the devices are critical because they distribute network and application traffic across servers and operate 24/7; staff noted the contingency is to avoid returning to the board for additional funds if costs change. The board voted unanimously to approve the award.
