HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2014-063RESOLUTION NO. 2014-63
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
OR THE CITY MANAGER'S DESIGNEE TO CONTRACT FOR
ONE YEAR ETHERNET 100 MBPS INTERNET CIRCUIT
SERVICES FOR THE CITY'S NETWORK SYSTEM
THROUGH A STATE OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
INFORMATION RESOURCES (DIR) CONTRACT PROGRAM
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine, Texas is a local government in the State of
Texas and as such is empowered by the Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 271,
Subchapter D and Texas Government Code Chapter 2054, Section 2054.0565 (b) to
purchase an item under a state contract therefore satisfying any state law requiring local
governments to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the service; and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR),
Communications Technology Services (CTS) Cooperative Contracts Program is a qualified
purchasing program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine, Texas can participate in the State of Texas DIR,
CTS Cooperative Contracts Program through membership in the Program and wishes to
utilize the contract meeting all State of Texas bidding requirements; and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas DIR has an established contract DIR-TEX-AN-NG-
CTSA-004 with Qwest Communications Company, LLC; dba CenturyLink; and
WHEREAS, the City has a need to continue the current services with a 100 MBPS
Metro Ethernet circuit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all matters stated in the above preamble are true and correct and
are incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety.
Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Grapevine authorizes the Ethernet
100 MBPS Internet Circuit line for another year at a cost of $57,669.24.
Section 3. That the City Manager or his designee is authorized to take all steps
necessary to consummate the purchase of said services.
Section 4. That this resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this, the 5th day of August, 2014.
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William D. 'Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
Jocvlc. Brown
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John F. Boyle, Jr.
City Attorney
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