Title
Carrier and Broadband Provider Services (Ordinance S-47655)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a Letter of Agreement with CenturyLink Communications LLC - Lumen Technologies Group, Cox Arizona TelCom LLC - Cox Communications, Verizon Business Network Services, Inc. and Zayo Group to continue to purchase carrier and broadband provider services for departments Citywide in an amount not to exceed $3,150,000. This authorization is needed to continue existing carrier and broadband provider services while the City adopts the new State of Arizona cooperative agreements. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
City departments 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. This request is for authorization for an interim agreement to allow the City to pay for monthly carrier and broadband services while the City adopts the new State of Arizona cooperative agreements. These 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.
Contract Term
The term will extend through Dec. 31, 2021. This request will allow adequate time for the City to enter into and negotiate linking agreements and obtain City Council authorization to adopt them.
Financial Impact
The $3,150,000 request is based on current usage to cover a seven-month period. Funds are available in various City departments' budgets.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the Information Technology Services Department.