HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract with CenturyLink for Internet Services RESOLUTION NO. 15-698
RESOLUTION APPROVING 36-MONTH AGREEMENT WITH
CENTURYLINK FOR INTERNET SERVICES
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the City currently contracts with CenturyLink to provide Internet services at a
70 Mbps data transfer rate at a cost of$2,261 per month or$27,132 per year,and this service is used
at 17 locations throughout the City network; and,
WHEREAS, due to increasing Internet utilization to provide City services and a reliance on
the Internet for communications and information transfer to conduct City business, it is necessary
to increase the City's data transfer rate; and,
WHEREAS, CenturyLink has quoted the monthly rate for a 1 Gbps (1,000 Mbps) Internet
service as follows for a 36-month contract at $2,500 per month or $30,000 per year; and,
WHEREAS,by entering into this 36-month agreement,the City will increase the data transfer
rate from 70 Mbps to 1 Gbps (1,000 Mbps) for an additional $2,868 per year; and,
WHEREAS,because the 36-month contract option covers more than one year,City Council
approval is required; and,
WHEREAS, the CenturyLink agreement contains a"non-appropriation"clause, giving the
City the option to unilaterally cancel the contract if funds are not appropriated by City Council in
future years.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Agreement with CenturyLink to provide Internet services for a 36-month period at $2,500
per month, or$30,000 per year, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 24th day of November, 2015.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor If
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24th day of November, 2015.