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CC - Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Advanced Systems Group to Relocate the Police Department's Existing Server/Network Rooms to Another Location within the Department in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $232,381.00 ($202,070.00 Project Cost and $30,311 in Contingency Authority).
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Contact Person/Dept: Lt. Jason Sims/PD
Phone Number: 310-253-6321
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
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Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/23/15)
Department Approval: Scott Bixby, Chief of Police (09/21/15)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve of a Professional Services Agreement with Advanced Systems Group to relocate the Police Department's existing server/network rooms to another location within the Department in an amount not-to-exceed $232,381.00 ($202,070.00 project cost and $30,311 in contingency authority).
BACKGROUND
There are currently three locations within the Police Department that house IT servers and network equipment. All three locations are on the basement level, making them susceptible to flooding should a plumbing issue or leak occur on either of the top two floors. Air conditioning is essential to keeping this equipment in good working order as this hardware creates a significant amount of heat. Either a plumbing issue or an air conditioning failure would create a potentially catastrophic problem for our current server rooms that could result in the loss of data that cannot be replicated.
DISCUSSION
The Police Department's network hardware needs have grown to the point it is necessary to create a larger and more professional network/se...
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