(1) Rescission of the Approval of an Agreement with Hewlett Packard provided on December 10 2007 and (2) Approval of the Purchase of Hewlett Packard Servers/Storage Units and VMware Virtualization Software from Forsythe Solutions Group (Pleasanton CA) to Consolidate Servers and Support Implementation of the Information Technology Department s Green IT Initiative in the City s Data Center. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 3/24/2008 Item Number: C 9 AGENDA ITEM: (1) Rescission of the Approval of an Agreement with Hewlett Packard provided on December 10 2007 and (2) Approval of the Purchase of Hewlett Packard Servers/Storage Units and VMware Virtualization Software from Forsythe Solutions Group (Pleasanton CA) to Consolidate Servers and Support Implementation of the Information Technology Department s Green IT Initiative in the City s Data Center. Contact Person/Dept.: John Richo Phone Number: 310 253 5950 Fiscal Impact: Yes X No General Fund: Yes X No Action Item: Public Hearing: Public Notification: E Mail Master Notification List on 3/19/08 Hewlett Packard representatives on 3/19/08 Forsythe Solutions representatives on 3/19/08. Department Approval: John Richo (03/17/08) Fiscal Impact Review: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (03/19/08) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (03/18/08) City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (03/19/08) Attachments: X RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council 1) rescind the approval an agreement with Hewlett Packard provided on December 10 2007; and 2) approve the purchase of Hewlett Packard servers/storage units and VMware virtualization software from Forsythe Solutions Group (Pleasanton CA) to consolidate servers/storage and support implementation of the Information Technology Department s Green IT Initiative in the City s data center in an amount not to exceed $178 689.06. BACKGROUND: At its December 10th 2007 meeting the City Council approved agenda item #A9 (Attachment #1). ...
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