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Board approves use of C Spire state contract for fiber at new Sumrall, Purvis high schools
Summary
The board approved use of the state telecommunications contract (5000-1) to provide 10GB circuits for new Sumrall and Purvis high schools, citing E-Rate funding; the director of technology stated the district's discounted portion is about $430 per site.
The Lamar County School District Board approved a request to use the state telecommunications contract (5000-1) to provide fiber circuits at the district's new Sumrall and Purvis high schools.
Ross Randall, the district's director of technology, submitted a memo recommending use of the state contract and noted the district will file for services under the federal E-Rate program. Randall wrote that the current state contract price for each 10GB circuit is $2,150 per month and that the district's discounted portion would be approximately $430 per site. The memo asked for board approval to utilize contract 5000-1 for the two circuits; the board approved the request (motion recorded and passed 4'0 with one absence).
The approval authorizes staff to proceed using the state contract and to pursue E-Rate funding filings; the minutes do not record further procurement steps or the precise net monthly cost to the district after E-Rate discounts beyond the memo's $430-per-site estimate.
