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Board approves $249,772 purchase for county broadband servers, citing end‑of‑life hardware and price risk

Columbia County Board of Commissioners · March 18, 2026
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Summary

Columbia County approved a $249,772.08 purchase of server equipment for the c3bu broadband network to replace end‑of‑life hardware; staff said vendor pricing could rise 30–35% after the end of the month and funding will come from TAVT under an IBM Omni contract.

The Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved a $249,772.08 purchase of server equipment from Mainline to upgrade the county’s c3bu broadband infrastructure.

Staff said the current servers have reached end of life and are "maxed out on memory," creating a risk of failure. The county moved to purchase the equipment under the IBM Omni product and services contract of which Columbia County is a member; staff said funding will be provided through TAVT and follow‑on support costs will be funded from the c3bu operating budget. Staff also said the vendor quote was valid only through the end of the month and that vendor pricing was expected to increase 30–35% in the near term.

The board voted to approve the purchase; the transcript records the vendor, amount ($249,772.08) and funding source but does not include a detailed roll‑call in the provided segments.