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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. The network will be supported and managed by DoIT in conjunction with network personnel provided by DWSD.
Proposed Amendment No. 2 is for additional equipment needed to fulfill the needs of the Parallel Network Project. This portion of the project will include the purchase and installation of 50-micron fiber optic data cabling from Main Distribution Frame (MDF) to 23 separate Intermediate Distribution Frame (IDF) locations, spread throughout the CSF facility. Each cable run from the MDF to each IDF will consist of 6 pairs (12 strands total) of 50-micron fiber optic cable. This cabling is needed as part of the new DWSD data network being installed at the CSF building, in order to ensure that the site has secure and reliable connects to the network infrastructure.
PROCUREMENT METHOD
The original network equipment was competitively solicited through a Request for Bid (RFB) #ITB2018 and advertised on the Michigan Inter-Governmental Trade Network (MITN) in March 2018. The BOWC approved the award to Groundwork0 LLC on June 20, 2018. Amendment No. 1 to add $32,069.13 due to the increase in tariffs was approved by the BOWC on April 17, 2019.
SUMMARY
A. Contract No.: 6002119
B. Contract Term: 5/08/19 - 11/30/20
C. Original Contract Amount: $ 608,220.12
D. Amendment No. 1 Amount: $32,069.13
E. Proposed Amendment No. 2 Amount: $87,000.00
F. Proposed Total Contract Amount: $727,289.25
G. Funding Source: CIP Funds
H. GL Strings:
5721-20244-487711-644122-004104-30129-0000-000000 - 50% Water
5821-20243-497711-644122-004105-30129-0000-000000 - 50% Sewer
Proposed Change Order No. 2 was presented to the BOWC Finance Committee on May 6, 2020. Per the DWSD Procurement Policy, no other approvals are required.