Board
SUBJECT:
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Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or her designee, to modify contract #200829 with World Wide Technology for the replacement of additional network infrastructure technology for a total new contract amount not to exceed $1,197,149.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this action is available in the FY2023 Capital Budget
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Strategic Goal Alignment:
? 1. Internal/External Customer Service Excellence ? 2. Stakeholder Engagement
? 3. Financial and Environmental Sustainability ? 4. Staff Development ? 5. Agency Growth Management
Strategic Objectives:
? 1.1 Safety & Risk ?1.2 Continuous improvement ? 1.3 Dynamic Change
?1.4 Culture of Innovation ?2.1 Be an Employer of Choice ?2.2 Organization Development
?2.3 Organization Culture ?3.1 Resource optimization ?3.2 Safety Culture
?3.3 Environmental Leadership ?4.1 Educate & Call to Action ?4.2 Build Partnerships
?4.3 Value of Transit ?4.4 Project Connect
EXPLANATION OF STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: Maintaining and replacing network infrastructure technology in a state of good repair ensures stable and reliable systems available to both internal and external customers.
BUSINESS CASE: CapMetro's Information Technology department tracks when every network device is reaching the end of its supported life span. Due to supply chain delivery delays the current vendor's project implementation team is still in place with the necessary security access to complete the installation of the network equipment in the original contract and the equipment included in this contract modification. Replacing network equipment will provide expandability, improve performance, reliability, stability, and security. Failure to act will result in issues with performance and reliability as well as an increased risk of outag...
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