Title
Carrier and Broadband Provider Services - Amendment (Ordinance S-51130)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments to contracts with CenturyLink Communications, LLC dba Lumen Technologies Group, LLC (Contract 155451); Cox Arizona Telecom, LLC (Contract 155343); and Zayo Group, LLC (Contract 155342) to extend the term and allow additional funds for the continued purchase of carrier and broadband provider services in support of departments Citywide. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $10,700,000.
Report
Summary
These contracts will continue to allow City departments to utilize carrier and broadband provider services for telecommunication lines, circuits, and services used across the City. Services include internet, phone lines, data circuits and distributed denial of service protection. The usage of these technologies is critical to the operations of all City departments. Services are procured utilizing the State of Arizona cooperative agreements, which offer significant cost savings due to the benefit from local government pricing and volume discounts. Existing services and related expenses are essential to the operations of the City, as they provide telecommunication lines, circuits, and services used to satisfy a variety of needs across the City. Continuation of these agreements allows the City to pay for monthly carrier and broadband services while the City adopts the new State of Arizona cooperative agreements.
Contract Term
Upon approval the contract will be extended through June 30, 2025, with a one-year option to extend. This request will allow additional time for the City to enter into and negotiate linking agreements and obtain Council authorization to adopt them.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of $10,700,000 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $28,400,000. Funds are available in various City departments' budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council previously reviewed this request:
- Carrier and Broadband Provider Services award, Contracts 155451, 155343, and 155343, Ordinance S-47655 on June 2, 2021
- Carrier and Broadband Provider Services extension, Contracts 155451, 155343, and 155343, Ordinance S-48206 on Dec. 15, 2021.
- Carrier and Broadband Provider Services extension, Contracts 155451, 155343, and 155343, Ordinance S-48585 on May 11, 2022
- Carrier and Broadband Provider Services extension, Contracts 155451, 155343, and 155343, Ordinance S-49955 on June 28, 2023.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson and the Information Technology Services Department.