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City awards $107,120 contract for UPS and rewiring to protect server room and backup dispatch
Summary
After a server-room overheating incident reached about 110°F last summer, the commission approved a $107,120 contract with Economy Electric to install a tower UPS and rewire the IT/server room so it will have at least one hour of backup runtime and protect the backup dispatch center.
The commission approved awarding Economy Electric $107,120 to supply and install a tower uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and associated rewiring to protect the municipal IT server room and the city's backup dispatch center.
IT staff described a prior failure when the server room reached about 110°F and small UPS units provided only 6–10 minutes of runtime—insufficient to allow the generator and staff time to restore stable power. “Turned out that the Server room got up to a 110 degrees,” the IT presenter said, adding the tower UPS will provide a minimum of one hour of runtime and include a split HVAC to reduce the risk of repeat overheating.
Staff recommended the Economy Electric bid because it included electricians to work alongside city staff and required only about $3,000 more than an equipment-only option. Commissioners approved the award and staff said the IT budget will absorb the cost; other planned IT projects will be deferred.
The UPS will also support the backup dispatch station to ensure 911 dispatch continuity during outages while IT staff and electricians bring generator systems back online.
