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Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Award Bid # 10-725-003 for the purchase of Telephone Switch Upgrade in South Lake Tahoe to the low qualified bidder, Quagga, Inc. of Folsom, CA; and
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute an agreement for the purchase and installation of the equipment in the amount of $104,421.36, plus applicable sales tax, subject to approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: General Fund
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $104,421.36
Funding
Budgeted $104,421.36
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $104,421.36
Change To Net County Cost $104,421.36
REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION: At the request of Information Technologies Department, the Procurement and Contracts division issued an Invitation to Bid for Telephone Switch Upgrade in South Lake Tahoe. The upgrade of the South Lake Tahoe switch will integrate the communications structure on the East Slope with the Placerville main switch and will provide back-up for all call functions for Placerville and South Lake Tahoe in the event of a disaster. The current telephone switch infrastructure is at end of life and will not be supported in three (3) years. As the end of support date grows closer, it is becoming increasingly harder to find parts to repair and maintain the current infrastructure.
Six (6) invitations to bid were mailed; three (3) qualified responses were received. No local vendors provide the required products and services.
FISCAL IMPACT/CHANGE TO NET COUNTY COST: Procurement and Contracts has been advised that funding is available within the Information Technology Department's budget. General Fund.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOLLOWING APPROVAL: Following Board approval, the Procurement and Contracts division will coordinate with Information Technologies to process an agreemen...
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