CouncilTrac · Meeting
City Council — April 17, 2023
Meeting summary
3 agenda items · $403,276 in spending items
- Largest spending item: Award contract for city phone system upgrade to Granite Telecommunications — $197,305.56
Other business · 3 items routine
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Buy network equipment for temporary City Hall using state contract
The city wants to purchase replacement network equipment for the temporary City Hall from Insight Public Sector, Inc. for $114,170. The purchase would be made through the State of Texas Department of Information Resources contract DIR-TSO-4167, which allows the city to skip a separate bidding process.
This equipment is needed to keep city services connected and running at the temporary City Hall location.
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Award contract for city phone system upgrade to Granite Telecommunications
The city recommends awarding a $197,305.56 contract to Granite Telecommunications, LLC to purchase a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone system. SIP is a modern internet-based phone technology that would replace older telephone infrastructure. The purchase is made through cooperative contract Omnia Partners R200901.
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Award contract for city network internet service to Spectrum Enterprise
The city recommends awarding a $91,800 contract to Spectrum Enterprise for network (internet) service. The purchase is made through the Michigan Collegiate Telecommunications Association cooperative contract MICTA HQ-MTG-75081-01, which allows the city to use pre-negotiated pricing.