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Modesto council approves $3 million, four-year Dell computer purchase after staff explains need
Summary
The Modesto City Council approved a four-year, not-to-exceed $3 million agreement with Dell Technologies to replace roughly 1,200 aging city desktop and laptop computers, after staff described security and warranty concerns and answered public questions about reuse and procurement discounts.
The Modesto City Council on May 6 approved a four-year purchase agreement with Dell Technologies for personal computers and laptops not to exceed $3,000,000, citing widespread end-of-life units and security risks.
City Finance Director Deanna Christiansen and IT Director Damian Booker told the council that about 1,400 city devices are in the replacement pool and roughly 1,200 — about 83 percent — are four years old or older, out of warranty and “dire in need of replacement.” Booker said the city negotiated a public-sector discount and…
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