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Total cost for the new servers is $53,795.90 + tax to be paid for out of IT ER&R funds.
Type: Deliberation
Department: IT - Information Technology
Directors' Update: March 16, 2022
Business Meeting: March 22, 2022
Summary:Lewis County Information Technology Services is responsible for the safe and secure backup of County electronic data, including documents, files, media, and other various forms of electronic data.
Our current Dell backup servers are end-of-life for support, maintenance, and performance and need replacement with new Dell backup servers.
This resolutions allows us to replace our aging backup servers with new from Dell, a vendor available on the Washington State Master Contract #05815-003.
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Resolution
AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE ORDER WITH DELL
WHEREAS, Lewis County Information Technology Services is responsible for the safe and secure backup of County electronic data, including documents, files, media and other various forms of electronic data; and
WHEREAS, the county's current backup servers have reached their useful end of life for support, maintenance and performance; and
WHEREAS, as a local governmental agency, Lewis County has the ability to purchase these products at a discounted rate through the Department of Enterprise Solutions (DES); and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has granted department directors the authority to bind the county in amounts totaling $50,000 to $200,000 with BOCC approval, as outlined in Resolution No. 21-038.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BOCC hereby authorizes the Director of Information Technology Services, or his designee, to complete a purchase order with Dell Technologies that is in excess of the above-mentioned $50,000 limitation.
DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 22nd day of March, 2022.