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DuPage County technology committee approves $90,000 to replace aging data-center UPS
Summary
The committee approved a $90,000 budget transfer to buy an Eaton uninterruptible power supply for the DuPage County data center, citing an end-of-life unit more than two decades old and a 3–6 month lead time for replacement equipment.
The DuPage County Technology Committee voted unanimously Jan. 6 to transfer $90,000 from subscription IT arrangements to equipment to purchase an Eaton uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for the county data center.
Chairwoman opened the motion for agenda item 26-0148, describing the transfer and the intended purchase. Anthony, a county IT staff member, said the existing UPS is more than 20 years old and no longer supported by the vendor, making replacement necessary. "It stands for uninterruptible power supply," Anthony said when explaining the equipment’s purpose and the risk of relying on an end-of-life system.
A staff member identified in the meeting as the project manager provided procurement details, saying the equipment is built to order and that the lead time is about "3 to 6 months," meaning the county expects to place a purchase order and receive the unit within that timeframe before scheduling installation by county electricians.
Committee members asked no substantive follow-up questions; after a motion and second, the committee voted "Aye" and the transfer passed. According to meeting remarks, the project will move forward by placing a purchase order once the budget transfer is complete.
The action is intended to improve resiliency for servers and other county IT infrastructure hosted in the data center. No public comment was offered during the meeting on the item.
Next steps: county staff will place the purchase order and coordinate installation and scheduling with facilities and county electricians; staff estimated equipment delivery in 3–6 months.
