Title
Dedicated Internet Services - Contract Approval
History
The Village’s current ISP is Sprint and this service feeds all Village facilities that are part of the village network including the Village campus, Police, Public Works and the Sportsplex. The current Internet connection is slow due to increased usage of Internet based applications. The cost for the service averages $1,500 per month.
In an effort to reduce costs and improve the speed or bandwidth for Internet service, the MIS division issued a Request For Proposal for Dedicated Internet Services on March 4, 2009. The RFP was legally noticed in the Daily Southtown newspaper and published on our website. Proposals were due on March 23, 2009 and three responses were received from AT&T, Quest Business and Telesti Corp.
Staff is recommending AT&T’s Managed Internet service based on price, network availability, DNS and IP allocation policies. The AT&T proposal will double our bandwidth and improve speed at a cost of $994 per month. AT&T will waive their customary $2500 installation fee for a two year contractual commitment.
On April 27, 2009, this item was reviewed and approved by the Finance Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
Financial Impact
FY 08-09 budgeted amount for Internet access is $24,125. An anticipated implementation date of July would result in budget savings for the fiscal year of approximately $3,000.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve a two year contract with AT&T for Internet service at a cost of $994 per month and authorize the Village Manager to execute the contract.