Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
File #: 20-0134    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract Amendment Status: Passed
In control: Financial Services
On agenda: 5/20/2020 Final action: 5/20/2020
Title: The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 6002119 with Groundwork0 LLC for network cabling services to add $87,000 for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $727,289.25. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
Indexes: Board of Water Commissioners, Finance Committee
Title
The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to approve DWSD Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 6002119 with Groundwork0 LLC for network cabling services to add $87,000 for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $727,289.25. This 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 May 20, 2020
Item No.: 20-0134
Contract No. 6002119
Proposed Amendment No. 2
Contractor: Groundwork0 LLC, 2000 Brush Street, Ste. 262, Detroit, MI 48226
Initial Contract Term: 5/08/19 - 11/30/20
Original Contract Amount: $608,220.12
Amendment No. 1 Amount: $32,069.13
Proposed Amendment No. 2 Amount: $87,000
Proposed Total Contract Amount: $727,289.25

TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan

FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department

RE: Proposed Amendment No. 2 to DWSD Contract No. 6002119
Groundwork0 LLC for Network Cabling Services


MOTION

Upon recommendation of Mamata Burgi, Procurement Manager, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to DWSD Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 6002119 with Groundwork0 LLC for network cabling services to add $87,000 for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $727,289.25. This also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.


BACKGROUND / JUSTIFICATION

The DWSD Information Technology Department entered into a contract with Groundwork0 LLC to provide network equipment for DWSD's Parallel Network Project. 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. The new network equipment is being connected to the City's AT&T managed services. ...

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