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Purchase of Equipment and Hosting Fees for the City's Data Center Relocation Project for the Information Technology Department (Citywide)
This purchase will provide a local, commercial data center (AT&T) that is within the City limits and will use Mesa's fiber optic infrastructure. Over a one-year period, AT&T will become the City's primary data center, moving from the Information Technology (IT) building that is currently located at 59 East First Street, and in need of significant upgrades. Additional benefits include: redundant power; heating and cooling; removal of single points of failure; 24/7 monitoring and dedicated security staff; ability to reuse the City's IT building for other purposes; reduced power usage (greener computing); flexibility to expand or contract with demand; and easier access to a wide variety of internet service providers.
The Information Technology Department and Purchasing recommend authorizing purchases using sole source and cooperative contracts, and competitive quoted and lowest bid pricing; with AT&T, at $321,815.45; Sentinel Technologies, at $176,876.56; U.S. Critical, at $15,870.62; Zayo Group, at $70,272.60; and project contingency, at $58,483.52. The combined total award is $643,318.75.