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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to award Bid No. RFBITB2018, "Provide Network Equipment for DWSD Parallel Network Project" and issue a Purchase Order to Groundwork LLC (Consultant), at a cost not to exceed $608,220.12, and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
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Agenda of June 20, 2018
Item No. 18-0122
Proposed Contract No. RFBIT2018
Project Length: 365 Days
Amount: $608,220.12
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: DWSD Proposed Contract No. RFBIT2018
"Provide Network Equipment for DWSD Parallel Network Project"
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Thomas Naughton, Chief Financial Officer, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to award Bid No. RFBITB2018, "Provide Network Equipment for DWSD Parallel Network Project" and issue a Purchase Order to Groundwork LLC (Consultant), at a cost not to exceed $608,220.12, and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
JUSTIFICATION
DWSD needs to install a new data and voice network as part of the plan for separation from Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) controlled IT infrastructure. The goal of this project is to migrate the current DWSD facilities from the GLWA managed AT&T wide area and local area networks to a new data and voice network using City of Detroit approved equipment. This new network equipment will then be connected to the City's AT&T services operated, with DWSD and DoIT network personal. This reconfiguration will improve connections between DWSD and the City of Detroit while enabling the timely separation of DWSD from the Great Lakes Water Authority.
BACKGROUND
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