HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Telephone Service Agreement with Qwest RESOLUTION NO. 05-005
RESOLUTION APPROVING TELEPHONE SERVICE AGREEMENT
WITH QWEST
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the Ames Electric Services Department has 14 Qwest telephone(Centrex 21)
lines that go into the Power Plant and connect to the Porche Outage Reporting System; and,
WHEREAS, this system is a computer that logs power outage telephone calls, plays back
messages about the outage, and identifies electric customers by comparing the incoming telephone
information with the utility billing system; and,
WHEREAS, the current contract for this service is up for renewal; and,
WHEREAS, Qwest Centrex service provides caller ID which is needed because the main
City telephone system does not provide caller ID information; and,
WHEREAS,the telephone service is available in a 12-36 or 37-60-month option,and the 37-
month option will result in a savings of$2,323.44 over the three-year period; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the 37-month Telephone Service Agreement with Qwest to provide Centrex 21 telephone service
for the Power Plant at a cost of$4,450.32 per year is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 11 to day of January, 2005.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodhue
Seconded by: Mahayni
Voting aye: Cross, Goodhue, Goodman, Mahayni, Vegge, Wirth
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 11 to day of January, 2005.