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Board approves staff recommendation to award advanced backup solution; presenter’s amount unclear in transcript
Summary
The board approved staff’s recommendation to award an advanced backup and cybersecurity solution to SHI after an RFQ/RFP process; staff said SHI met all requirements and that project costs will be split between the utility and general fund. The amount read in the meeting transcript was unclear and is noted for verification.
IT staff presented an update on multiple grant‑funded cybersecurity and backup projects and recommended awarding the advanced backup solution to vendor SHI after an RFQ and subsequent RFP evaluation. The presenter said three vendors responded and that only SHI met all technical requirements, while an alternative redesign lacked native cloud restore and would have required additional costs.
Pat, the IT director, summarized the evaluation criteria — recovery capability, ease of management, long‑term cost, vendor support, compatibility and data accessibility — and said staff recommended the SHI solution. Staff told the board the project cost would be split evenly between the utility and the general fund and would be reimbursed later, and that the broader grant program had awarded $683,243 across projects. The presenter read an award number aloud that is unclear in the recorded transcript; the board approved the recommendation by voice vote.
A board member moved to accept staff’s recommendation; the motion carried by voice vote (all in favor; no roll‑call tally recorded). Staff said any final contract amount and reimbursement timing would be confirmed in the procurement paperwork and that related grant reporting would follow.
