ADOPTED - DECEMBER 14, 2010

                                                                                                                                                   Agenda Item No. 13

 

Introduced by County Services and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A FIBER OPTIC CONNECTION TO OTTO CLINIC FROM ARIALINK

 

RESOLUTION #10-388

 

WHEREAS, the Otto Clinic currently has a T-1 connection to the Ingham County network that has expired and needs to be renewed; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners approved to replace this T-1 connection with an AT&T OPT-E-MAN solution under Resolution #10-254 at a cost of $615.00 per month for a 3-year period; and

 

WHEREAS, due to unanticipated implementation issues, it is cost prohibitive to replace this connection with the AT&T solution; and

 

WHEREAS, MIS originally sought three proposals (one being Arialink) and recommend purchasing the replacement for the Otto Clinic connection in lieu of the AT&T OPT-E-MAN solution from Arialink for $600.00 per month for a 3-year period for a total cost of $21,600.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the purchase of a 10MB fiber connection to the Otto Clinic from Arialink in the amount of $21,600.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the total cost will be paid out of the County’s Telephone Communications Fund (636-26600921050).

 

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, Schor, Celentino, Grebner, McGrain, Vickers

     Nays:  None        Absent:  None            Approved 12/7/10

 

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

     Nays:  None        Absent:  None            Approved 12/8/10