ADOPTED - OCTOBER 13, 1998
LATE - Agenda Item No. 24
Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A PURCHASE ORDER WITH UNISYS CORPORATION
FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOUR REPLACEMENT NETWORK FILE SERVERS AND
THIRTY-FIVE HOURS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES
FOR THE INGHAM COUNTY WIDE AREA NETWORK
RESOLUTION #98-238
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Wide Area Network consisting of six major campuses was created
through resolution 94-285 in October 1997; and
WHEREAS, some of the file server equipment associated with the local area network is now
outdated in terms of its ability to function in a technical world and meet the new requirements of
Ingham County's departments; and
WHEREAS, other new requirements from the various departments are endorsing the imaging
technology which requires greater band width, and much greater memory and processor speed; and
WHEREAS, the MIS Department has coopted a Telecommunication Committee to review proposals
to provide an ongoing solution for Ingham County over the next three to five years; and
WHEREAS, the MIS Director has reviewed these proposals and is recommending the following:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes
entering into a Purchase Order with Unisys Corporation for the purchase of four LAN based network
file servers' configurations and thirty-five hours of Project Management Consulting services at a cost
not to exceed $46,200.00.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the funds for this project are contained in the current MIS
network budget.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Controller is authorized to make the necessary
budget adjustment.
FINANCE: Yeas: Goulet, Keefe, McDonald Grebner, Czarnecki, Bernero, Schafer
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/7/98