HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Line Volume Plan Agreement with CenturyLink RESOLUTION NO. 13-542
RESOLUTION APPROVING LINE VOLUME PLAN AGREEMENT
WITH CENTURYLINK
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the City contracts for telephone service with CenturyLink to provide 43
business telephone lines,and these business lines provide telephone service to City locations,traffic
signals, river gauges, and alarms; and,
WHEREAS, the present month-to-month business line rate is $1,526.50 per month, or
$18,318 per year for these 43 business lines; and,
WHEREAS a CenturyLink Volume Plan(CLVP)would allow the City to vary between 10-
49 business lines at a lower fixed rate, and CenturyLink has quoted monthly rates for the (CLVP)
telephone service as follows: current month-to-month contract at $35.50 per month per line; 24-
month contract at$26.99 per month per line; and, 36-month contract at$24.99 per month per line;
and,
WHEREAS,by entering into a 36-month contract,the City will save approximately$5,400
per year, and because the contract option covers more than one year, City Council approval is
required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Line Volume Plan Agreement with CenturyLink to provide telephone service to the City for
a 36-month period at a cost of$1,074.57 per month, or$12,894.84 per year, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 10th 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 10'day of December, 2013.