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Home My WebLink About14562 1 RESOLUTION NO. 14,562 2 3 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A 4 CONTRACT WITH WINDSTREAM SERVICES, LLC, IN AMOUNT NOT 5 TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, FIVE 6 HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE AND 80/100 DOLLARS($268,585.80),FOR THE 7 PURCHASE OF SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL TRUNKING SYSTEM, 8 AND RELATED EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES; AND FOR OTHER 9 PURPOSES. 10 11 WHEREAS,the City has invested in Cisco Voice-Over Internet Phone(Vol?)System infrastructure and 12 now needs to assure that the underlying lines that support the system to current technology as well; and, 13 WHEREAS,the City needs to replace the remaining legacy phone infrastructure; and, 14 WHEREAS,the purchase of these services from Windstream Services,LLC,will allow possible Session 15 Initiation Protocol Traffic Growth to up to 175 CCP at each of the City's two (2) data centers in an active- 16 active high availability set up; and, 17 WHEREAS,after a competitive selection process determined that Windstream Services,LLC, was the 18 low bidder on Bid No. 16170, for the needed equipment and supporting technical services; 19 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF 20 LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 21 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to execute a five(5)-year contract with Windstream Services, 22 LLC,in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand,Five Hundred Eighty-Five and 80/100 23 Dollars($268,585.80),plus any taxes and fees that are increased after January 10,2018,to provide up to 175 24 Concurrent Call Paths ("CCP")at each of the City's two(2) data centers. 25 Section 2. Funds for this contract will be available from short-term financing. 26 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title,section,paragraph,item,sentence,clause,phrase,or word 27 of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication 28 shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the 29 portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the resolution. 30 Section 4.Severability.In the event any title,section,paragraph,item,sentence,clause,phrase,or word of 31 this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional,such declaration or adjudication shall 32 not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so [Page 1 of 2] 1 declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the resolution. 2 Section 5. Repealer. All laws,ordinances,resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with the 3 provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 4 ADOPTED: May 2,2017 5 ATT it " APPROVED: agt,e,__ 7 Irak( 8 u.. gley,City Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor 9 AP' : t AS TO LEGAL FORM: 10 11 -„, J4k,41-1/14-. 12 Thomas M. Carpenter, ity A rney 13 // 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // [Page 2 of 2]