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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Issue The Attached Purchase Order Between Champion Solutions Group And The City Of Hollywood For The Purchase And Replacement Of The Tape Backup System And Related Equipment In An Amount Not To Exceed $248,130.86.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Department of Information Technology (IT) is requesting to purchase and replace the network servers' tape backup system.
IT has evaluated the current network servers' tape backup system, which is nine years old, and IT has determined that due to the life expectancy of the hardware and the increasing size of the data being backed up nightly, the equipment must be replaced.
On September 10, 2014, Notice of Bid Availability for Bid Number F-4432-14-JE was posted on the City's Website, advertised and sent to 2189 firms on Bidsync.com in accordance with Section 38.42(A)(1) of the City's Purchasing Ordinance
Bid Number F-4432-14-JE was opened at 3:00 P.M. on September 25, 2014, and resulted in a response from one (1) bidder as set forth below
Champion Solutions Group $248,130.86
Boca Raton, Florida
The Procurement Services Division together with IT evaluated the sole bid received.
The bid submitted by Champion Solutions Group met all the requirements of the bid terms and conditions.
Champion Solutions Group has provided services to the City in the past and their performance has been satisfactory.
The Director of Information Technology and the Director of Procurement Services recommend that the City Commission approve the issuance of the attached purchase order to Champion Solutions Group for the purchase and replacement of the network servers' tape backup system and related equipment in an amount not to exceed of $248,130.86.
Funding has been appropriated in the FY15 Budget in the Information Technology's Computer...
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