HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05032011 - C.83RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute a purchase order with The
Network Guys, Inc., on behalf of the Employment and Human Services Department,
Information Technology Unit, in the amount not to exceed $119,127 for the purchase of
switching gear and network maintenance to replace Cisco 4006.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$119,127: 100% Administrative Overhead (20% County, 40% State, 40% Federal)
BACKGROUND:
As of April of 2011, support on high end Cisco networking devices called Cisco 4006's will
expire and the devices will need to be replaced. After careful consideration, the Department
of Information Technology has determined that it would be more cost effective and simplify
support to change to less complex network devices where possible. By making this strategic
change
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/03/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Earl Maciel 3-1648
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 3, 2011
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc: Earl Maciel
C. 83
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Joe Valentine, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:May 3, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Authorize Purchasing Agent to Issue Purchase Order for Network Maintenance and Switching Gear
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
in our network, we would signficantly reduce our need for high-end vendor expertise to
support the network. This would enable us to eliminate some portions of our maintenance
contracts and migrate to a more "commodity based" support model. The cost benefit study
determined the cost for keeping a few spares in inventory is far less than the cost of a
support contract for devices equivalent to the 4006's. We chose a Cisco model 3750 at the
4006's replacement. This device still maintains the fault tolerance inherent in high-end
network devices, such as dual power supplies.
The devices in question are boxes that direct data traffic in our network. They talk to each
other to communicate betwen building, and are what each PC hooks up to. Each site (of
which we have about 46) have one or more network routers to move data between buildings.
A typical router can support anywhere from 48 to 128 PC's and other data devices.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Employment and Human Services Department with an out-of-date system that will be
difficult and costly to repair.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None