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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for Network Wireless Access Point Equipment RESOLUTION NO. 21-304 RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR NETWORK WIRELESS ACCESS POINT EQUIPMENT FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS,the City's wireless network equipment last received a general updated in April 2012, and five buildings were improved including City Hall, Electric Administration, Water Administration, Resource Recovery Plant, and the City Maintenance Facility; and, WHEREAS, wireless equipment was later added to the Water Plant in 2016 and Animal Control in 2019; and, WHEREAS, currently, wireless equipment consists of a wireless controller and wireless access points; and, WHEREAS,all ofthe City's wireless infrastructure is dependent on a wireless controller that was installed in Summer 2012; this controller is expected to function for ten years; and, WHEREAS, approximately one third of the access points are no longer supported; the balance of the access points will be unsupported in the future; and, WHEREAS, as part of a planned system upgrade to the City's wireless system, the Information Technology team plans to replace 102 existing wireless access points and install 25 additional wireless access points, in a total of 19 City buildings; and, WHEREAS,the additional wireless access points will provide better coverage of the City's network wireless system and support the continuing needs of the departments; and, WHEREAS, the additional access points will provide for specific upgrades to CyRide (expanding wireless coverage to the garage to provide for computer support of buses), the Power Plant(allowing the use of tablet computers throughout the facility),and City Hall(which will allow better integration of police equipment with the City network); and, WHEREAS, the single wireless controller purchased in spring 2012 will be retired and the new wireless access points have controller features built in and are managed via the cloud; and, WHEREAS, new management features will allow better control and monitoring of the wireless access points; and, WHEREAS,a Request for Quotations(RFQ)was issued on May 5,2021,to 43 vendors and three responses were received; and, WHEREAS, IT staff reviewed the bids and concluded that the bid from Carrier Access IT, LC was acceptable; and, WHEREAS,the Information Technology department will fund the existing wireless access points through its replacement budget, and various departments will fund additional equipment in their buildings; and, WHEREAS,the accommodate the lead time to obtain the wireless access points,under this Contract the City will only purchase the equipment and the wiring and installation of the wireless access points will be completed under a separate contract. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Contract for Network Wireless Access Points to Carrier Access IT,LC,of Clive,Iowa in an amount not to exceed $113,464.70 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 8`' day of June, 2021. I,(d A{_ ) Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8t'day of June, 2021.