Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, November 01, 2022
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDERATION OF AWARD OF PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO VARKEL ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. FOR NETWORK CABLE INSTALLATION AT CITY HALL (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The City Council approved the purchase of updated office furniture for selected areas of City Hall on October 4, 2022 (2022-502). The network lines installed in those selected areas were installed more than 20 years ago and are slow compared to the speed and integrity of modern lines. Updating the network lines will improve network congestion, server access, and application speeds which will increase production workload times. These lines were already budgeted to be replaced this year, however, there is an opportunity to remove and replace the current network lines at a much lower cost and in a quicker timeframe if accomplished before the new cubicles and carpet is installed.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. AWARD and APPROVE the proposed Public Works contract with Varkel Electric Company, Inc., to remove, deliver, and install (CAT6e) data network lines at City Hall for an amount not to exceed $58,409; and
2. AUTHORIZE Mayor to execute the contract following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action deemed appropriate by the City Council as allowed by law.
IV. BACKGROUND
The City Council approved the purchase of updated office furniture for selected areas of the first floor of City Hall on October 4, 2022 (2022-502). Examples include new office desks, shelves, chairs, tables, and cubicles in the offices and wings. The carpet is also slated to be replaced in those areas and an RFP has been released for this work. The network lines installed in those selected areas were installed more than 20 years ago are slow compared to the speed and integrity of modern lines. Updating the network lines will improve network congestion, s...
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