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Committee advances network equipment purchase and Clarity implementation change; staff says no extra county funds required
Summary
Columbia County staff recommended replacing Building C network infrastructure (DSI and SMS) and moving the Clarity permitting implementation from Unicus to Clarity's implementation team without requesting additional county funding beyond a small transcribed adjustment.
Mr. Blanchard told the committee the county is replacing Building C network equipment and will purchase the equipment from DSI for $278,340.76 and contract Structured Media Solutions (SMS) for fiber work at $16,200; he gave a combined figure of $294,540.76 to be funded through 'Splast' (as transcribed). The committee moved the item to consent.
Mr. Blanchard also described an addendum to professional services for implementing Clarity permitting and licensing software. He said Unicus, the prior implementation contractor, had failed to move the project toward completion over more than two years. Staff proposes terminating Unicus and having Clarity's internal implementation team finish the project. Mr. Blanchard said the change is expected to be "net neutral" for county funds; he noted a small transcribed figure of "$313" that he said he would cover from available funds. The motion to proceed with the addendum was moved to consent and seconded.
The transcript uses several vendor and funding names that are transcribed inconsistently (for example, the vendor names and the funding source spelled 'Splast'); where the transcript is unclear, the article notes the transcribed form rather than substituting a corrected name.
What’s next: staff will finalize purchases and the implementation arrangement with Clarity and present executed contracts under the county’s procurement procedures.
