ADOPTED - SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

                                                                                                                                                   Agenda Item No. 20

Introduced by County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH NATIONWIDE POWER FOR THE UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY UNIT IN THE

INGHAM COUNTY DATA CENTER

RESOLUTION #10-295

WHEREAS, the current maintenance agreement for the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) in the Ingham County Data Center is up for renewal; and

WHEREAS, the UPS is a critical component in the MIS Data Center that keeps computer systems running in the case of a power failure; and

WHEREAS, MIS sought and reviewed three proposals and after careful consideration recommend Nationwide Power for a three year maintenance agreement; and

WHEREAS, the annual cost of our current agreement is $7,835.00 and the cost of the new agreement will be $2,430.00 for an annual savings of $5,405.00 and a 3-year savings of $16,215.00.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes entering into a maintenance agreement with Nationwide Power for a three year period at a total cost of $7,290.00, to be paid from the county’s Network Fund (245-25810-932030).

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller/Administrator is authorized to make any necessary budget adjustments.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any contract documents consistent with this resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Copedge, Celentino, Grebner, McGrain, Vickers

Nays:  None          Absent:  Schor        Approved 9/21/10

FINANCE:   Yeas:  Grebner, Tennis, Bahar-Cook, Holman, Dougan

Nays:  None         Absent: Schor    Approved 9/22/10