HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Telephone Service Agreement with CenturyLink RESOLUTION NO. 13-541
RESOLUTION APPROVING PRIMARY RATE INTERFACE TELEPHONE SERVICE
AGREEMENT WITH CENTURYLINK
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,the City contracts for telephone service with CenturyLink to provide 46 Primary
Rate Interface (PRI) telephone connections to the main telephone switch located in City Hall, and
this telephone switch provides the telephone service for all City of Ames departments; and,
WHEREAS, the current 36-month contract with CenturyLink is due for renewal, and the
present rate is $1,160 per month; and,
WHEREAS,CenturyLink has quoted monthly rates for the PRI telephone service as follows:
12-month contract at$1,160 per month, and 36-month contract at$810 per month; and,
WHEREAS,by entering into a 36-month agreement,the City will save approximately$4,200
per year, and because the 36-month contract option covers more than one year, Council approved
is required.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Agreement with CenturyLink to provide Primary Rate Interface Telephone Service for a 36-
month period at a cost of$810 per month is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 1 Oth day of December, 2013.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Davis
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 Ot'day of December, 2013.