TITLE
Adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary amendments, with Verizon Business Network Services, Inc. (Verizon), of Basking Ridge, NJ, to provide local and long distance telephone, data communications, and internet services, on the same terms and conditions afforded under the California Network and
Telecommunications (CALNET) 3, State of California Agreement No. C4-LEG-13-02-TS-08, in an annual amount not to exceed $500,000 until the CALNET contract expires on April 5, 2026, with the option to renew for as long as the CALNET contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into contracts with Charter and Verizon to provide local and long-distance telephone, data communications, and internet services.
The Technology and Innovation Department (TI) is responsible for purchasing, deploying, and maintaining local and long distance telephone, data communications, and internet services that support citywide facilities, technologies, and staff, including mobile workforce and vehicles. The services provided by Charter and Verizon enable a diverse range of communications and technology services to operate, and their infrastructure provides the City alternatives for meeting new and emergent communication technology needs.
The City has over 150 facilities using local and long distance telephone, data communications, and internet services, and over 50 of these facilities are currently using Charter or Verizon. As needs and emerging circumstances arise, the City routinely adds and removes facilities and services to meet the City’s operational needs.
Until the City can migrate to a City fiber network, TI needs to continue to expand and modify the existing telecommunication systems to support new facilities such as the new Health Worsham Distribution facility, the new Police Academy, multiple new Fire ...
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