HomeMy Public PortalAbout2015.122 (07-07-15)RESOLUTION NO. 2015.122
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LYNWOOD
AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR OR
DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A FIVE YEAR
AGREEMENT WITH
VETERANS
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES,
INC. TO
IMPLEMENT AND
SERVICE A
WIRELESS POINT -TO -POINT
ETHERNET
BRIDGEIWIRELESS
BACKHAUL
NETWORK CONNECTION TO
REPLACE
EXISTING DATA CONNECTIONS
FROM CITY HALL TO THE PUBLIC WORKS
YARD
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2015, the City Council authorized the release of a
Request for Proposals (RFP) for a wireless point -to -point ethernet bridge /wireless
backhaul to replace existing data connections at the Public Works Yard and a total of
three proposals were received by the City Clerk's office; and
WHEREAS, the current service through AT &T provides data links for a total
throughput of 3 mega -bits per second (Mbps) for all of its data needs; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this RFP is to increase the bandwidth for data traffic
to the Public Works Yard from 3Mbps to at least 150Mbps using wireless radio
transmission devices or similar to connect City Hall to the Public Works Yard to improve
data communications to vital water equipment and to replace the slower existing data
connection through the telephone company; and
WHEREAS, a five member selection committee was formed to review the
proposals, contact vendor references, evaluate hardware, and rate vendors using a
scoring sheet ultimately scoring Veterans Communication Services, Inc. with the highest
rating; and
WHEREAS, the increased bandwidth is needed to relieve data bottlenecks and
greatly improve data communications to manage the City's water Telemetry system,
which will soon be replaced by a newer Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
(SCADA) system to manage the all the water wells in the City, and the general flow of
data files from City Hall to the Public Works Yard; and
WHEREAS, the current data connections through the telephone company are
slow and create a bottleneck that cannot handle the business needs of the City; and
WHEREAS, successful implementation of a wireless point -to -point connection is
dependent on the use of St. Francis Medical Center's rooftop to establish a data link
between City Hall and the Public Works Yard and City staff is currently working with the
St. Francis communications team to secure a contract to use the rooftop; and
WHEREAS, the total estimated cost for a complete wireless backhaul solution
with a 5 -year warranty through Veterans Communications Services is $22,576 for a
100Mbps connection.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Lynwood approves and
authorizes the Mayor or designee to execute a five -year_ service agreement with
Veterans Communication Services, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $30,000 to design,
implement, and service point -to -point radios between City Hall and the Public Works,
subject to approval of the form of the agreement by the City Attorney.
Section 2. This Resolution shall go into effect immediately upon its adoption
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 7th day of July, 2015.
ATTEST:
Maria Quinonez, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Da id A. Garcia, City Attorney
/Jo. I( G�
J e Luis Solache,
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
J. Arnoldo Beltran, City Manager
Peter Han, Interim Director
Technology and Media Support Services
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the 7t" day of July, 2015.
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS ALATORRE, CASTRO,
SANTILLAN -BEAS AND SOLACHE
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
HERNANDEZ,
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the Clerk of the City Council
of said City, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
Resolution No. 2015.122 on file in my office and that said Resolution was adopted on
the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 7t" day of July, 2015.
Maria Quinonez, Ci y Jerk