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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement with All Wire Connex to Provide Cable and Fiber Installations and Maintenance throughout All City Facilities to Increase Compensation in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $100,000 for a Total Compensation Not-to-Exceed $174,000, and to Extend the Agreement Term 15 Months to November 30, 2025. (Information Technology 60626070)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Since 2022, All Wire Connex has provided cabling installation services to multiple City of Alameda (City) buildings. These projects in total were within the City Manager's authority up to $75,000. The City continues to require additional cable installations at other City locations, which will increase project costs to exceed $75,000. Staff now seeks Council approval for a second amendment to the Service Provider Agreement.
BACKGROUND
The City entered into a Service Provider Agreement (Agreement) with All Wire Connex effective September 1, 2022 in an amount not-to-exceed $50,000 to provide various cable installation services at all City administrative offices. The City executed a First Amendment to the Agreement effective November 8, 2023 for additional services and $24,000 in additional compensation, thereby increasing the total Agreement compensation to an amount not-to-exceed $74,000. As technology changes, cable infrastructure requires modification to ensure optimum access to networks. All Wire Connex successfully completed cable infrastructure installations in the Police, Fire, Public Works, Rent, Finance, and Information Technology departments, as well as the Veterans' Memorial Building, that include data copper cable and fiber installations, data port installations, Wi-Fi access point mounting, network extender mounting, datacenter rack installations and cabling ladder installations.
DISCUSSION
The Agreement project costs, inclus...
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