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A Resolution of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Cancel Blanket Purchase Order Number B002439; And Further Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Issue The Attached Blanket Purchase Order Between AT&T Mobility And The City Of Hollywood For The Purchase of Cellular Telephone Minutes, Data Plan Services, Products And Related Equipment For Various Departments For An Escalating Annual Amount Not To Exceed $172,000.00
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution
Explanation:
The current WSCA AT&T Mobility contract is expected to expire in October of 2016, but the City's review of competing contracts shows that there is benefit in making the changes earlier than this date because of more competitive rates and plans, this pre-emptive change in contract will result in greater savings to the city and better service and utilization of City funds. More specifically, the per minute cost is $.04 instead of $.06, and unlimited data plans go from $84 to $49 monthly with built in free mobile to mobile within network.
In 2013 the City had one hundred and sixty (160) cellular telephone/lines in use among its employees throughout the City and an average usage of approximately 70,000 to 75,000 minutes per month at a rate of $.06 per minute with a total cost of around 80-100K; and in 2016 the number of devices have increased to approximately 350 with an average of 30,000 minutes and costs approaching 130k. The Increased costs and decreased minutes over three years are due to a shift to "smart" and data dependent devices to optimize city operations. Based on the rate of change from 2013 to 2016, and increased reliance on data and devices to facilitate city operations, the forecasted budget for the next three years is a not to exceed of 200k. The City is requesting authorization for this not to exceed amount for capacity planning during the contract term, but will be gradu...
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