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City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | Anand Rao
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | Information Technology
| | Subject: | Authorize the issuance of a purchase order to Logicalis, Inc. to provide two (2) F5 load balancers including technical support. (Cost $67,946.93) (Action Item) | Date: | 10/22/2019 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
To secure City Council authorization to purchase two (2) F5 load balancers including one year support in the amount of $67,946.93 from Logicalis, Inc., pursuant to IFB No. S-1245-A. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
Enterprise Resource Planning “ERP” implementation will significantly increase the workload on the City’s data center. One of the most important tools within the computing environment is load balancing. A load balancer is a device that spreads network or application traffic efficiently across multiple servers therefore improving responsiveness. On September 11, 2018, City Council approved an estimated $574,000.00 budget for the acquisition of ERP hardware, software and related licenses. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
Bid S-1245 for two (2) F5 Load Balancers was released October 31, 2018; after which the specifications required for ERP were updated. On March 26, 2019 City Council gave approval to reject all bids received for IFB No. S-2145 and to re-advertise updated specifications. Three (3) bids for IFB No. S-1245-A were received on July 26, 2019. All bids were found to be responsive. Bid results were as follows:
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Bidders for IFB No. S-1245-A
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COMPANY
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TOTAL COST
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Logicalis, Inc. - Corona, CA
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$67,946.93
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Tobias International – Leander, TX
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$76,640.04
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Worldwide Supply, LLC – Franklin, NJ
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$80,807.78
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| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
The ERP Capital Fund will absorb the financial impact of the purchase not to exceed $67,946.93. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Authorize the Finance Director to issue a purchase order to Logicalis, Inc. in the firm fixed amount of $67,946.93 for two (2) F5 load balancers, including one year support.
By: Verna Espinoza, Department Secretary
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