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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT CATEGORY 6A (CAT6A) STRUCTURED CABLING AND VERKADA CAMERA INSTALLATION WITH NETXPERTS
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DEPARTMENT: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PRESENTED BY: STEVE ELY, DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: STEVE ELY, DIRECTOR, (714) 754-4891
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for cable and camera installation to NetXperts, LLC, 1777 Botelho Drive, Suite 102, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, in the amount of $794,014.
2. Authorize a five percent (5%) contingency in the amount of $39,701 for unforeseen costs.
3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the agreement and future amendments to the agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
At the March 3, 2020, City Council Meeting, City Council approved the Information Technology Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan, Year Four, included upgrading the outdated telephone system to a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system. In early 2023, the Information Technology Department began researching the project. It was determined the current Category 5 cabling throughout City Hall and all remote sites was outdated and 20 years old. It would need to be upgraded to Category 6A specifications (CAT6A) in order to support VoIP and other modern technology. Given all the other investments in technology, the City needs greater capacity - 1 gig to 10 gigs.
The Police Department's new camera system also requires CAT6A cabling. The new camera system consists of seventy (70) cameras in and around the police station and the communications building.
This project includes installation of a complete end-to-end certified system for transmission of voice, data, and video signals. The system will be designed, installed, and tested to the proposed CAT6A specifications. It also includes replacing obsolete CAT5 infrastructure, establishing new and enhancing existing cable pathways, installation a...
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