ADOPTED - OCTOBER 13, 1998

Agenda Item No. 9

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A PURCHASE ORDER WITH MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE OF LABOR AND MATERIALS TO COMPLETE THE NECESSARY REBUILDING OF THE WIRING INFRASTRUCTURE IN SOME OF OUR TELEPHONE ROOMS

RESOLUTION #98-224

WHEREAS, the Ingham County telephone and local area network wiring infrastructure was installed in the County's buildings beginning in 1989, with the advent of the County Wide Telephone System; and

WHEREAS, this wiring plan has been modified and/or changed due to movement by departments and/or new buildings in the County; and

WHEREAS, we are in the processing of upgrading the County Wide Data Network and its capacity; and

WHEREAS, the MIS Director has reviewed the proposal and the telephone rooms and has concluded that this wiring infrastructure needs to be updated.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioner's authorizes entering into a purchase order with Midwest Communications, Inc. for the purchase of labor and materials associated with upgrading the wiring infrastructure in our five major campuses at a cost not to exceed $42,000.00.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County MIS Department staff will assist in this process to help keep the cost at or below the $42,000.00 figure.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the funds for this project are contained in the current MIS Network Budget.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: McDonald, Grebner, Hunting, Pratt, Juall Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/6/98

FINANCE: Yeas: Goulet, Keefe, McDonald, Grebner, Czarnecki, Bernero, Schafer

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/7/98