HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 18 - Server StorageMEMOTO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: AUGUST 20, 2019
SUBJECT: APPROVAL FOR THE PURCHASE OF SERVER STORAGE FOR THE
PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING
RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider the approval for the purchase of server storage
for the Public Safety Building from Unique Digital for the IT Department.
FUNDING SOURCE: Funds for this purchase are available in account 325-48860-101-002
(Machinery and Equipment) for an amount not to exceed $89,197.
BACKGROUND: This purchase is for storage that will be placed in the Public Safety
Building data center. This storage will be utilized to store on premise data
and video.
The purchase of this server storage will save the City $80,000 in
maintenance costs next fiscal year by moving critical server data to a new
and more efficient system. This will allow the City to drop the more costly
maintenance on the current solution and acquire less expensive third party
maintenance. This new server storage will also give the Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure more processing performance and server resources as more
servers are moved to it.
This purchase will be made in accordance with an existing interlocal
agreement with The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) as
allowed by Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 271 and Texas
Government Code, Chapter 791.
Bids were taken by the Cooperative and a contract was awarded to
Unique Digital. The IT and Purchasing staff reviewed the contract for
departmental specification compliance and pricing and determined that the
contract would provide the best product and pricing for meeting the needs
of the City.
Staff recommends approval.
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