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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AWARD OF BID NO. 2017-107 PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR VxRAIL HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE TO ALEXANDER OPEN SYSTEMS (AOS) AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE SAME IN THE AMOUNT OF $427,297.88. (F&BC 4-24-17)
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Issue/Request:
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AWARD OF BID NO. 2017-107 PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR VxRAIL HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE TO ALEXANDER OPEN SYSTEMS (AOS) AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE SAME IN THE AMOUNT OF $427,297.88.
Key Issues:
-The existing equipment was purchased between 2009 and 2012 and core components are no longer under maintenance by the manufacturer.
-The equipment being replaced is the core storage and compute device for all city data, applications, and databases.
-We are currently out of space; with no room for expansion.
-The project is approximately $60,000 under budget, and is funded out of annual deposits into City-wide MERP
-Creates redundancy in city storage and computing capacity for the first time.
Proposed City Council Motion:
I move for a second reading of AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AWARD OF BID NO. 2017-107 PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR VxRAIL HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE TO ALEXANDER OPEN SYSTEMS (AOS) AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE SAME IN THE AMOUNT OF $427,297.88
I move for adoption of AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AWARD OF BID NO. 2017-107 PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR VxRAIL HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE TO ALEXANDER OPEN SYSTEMS (AOS) AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE SAME IN THE AMOUNT OF $427,297.88.
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