Item:
Title
Approval of Capital Project Amendment No.25CPA034 And Budget Ordinance Amendment No.25BCC078 Appropriating $5,389,000 of Debt Service Fund Fund Balance to the PAYGO Fund to Support Three New County IT Hardware & Software Capital Projects: 25 IT Hardware Replacement (4200DC144), 25 Audio-Visual Technologies (4200DC145); and 25 Telecommunications (4200DC146)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: March 24, 2025
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve Capital Project Amendment No.25CPA034 and Budget Ordinance Amendment No.25BCC078 appropriating $5,389,000 of Debt Service Fund Fund Balance to the PAYGO Fund to support three new County IT-related Capital Projects: 25 IT Hardware Replacement (4200DC144), 25 Audio-Visual Technologies (4200DC145), and 25 Telecommunications (4200DC146). The projects will replace and maintain key components of Durham County technology infrastructure, upgrade and extend Hardware lifecycle and improve long term functionality of existing equipment and systems.
Project
Current Budget
Increase/ Decrease
Revised Budget
25 IT Hardware Replacement (4200DC144)
$0.00
$3,852,000.00
$3,852,000.00
25 Audio-Visual Technologies (4200DC145)
$0.00
$1,323,000.00
$1,323,000.00
25 Telecommunications (4200DC146)
$0.00
$214,000.00
$214,000.00
TOTAL
$0.00
$5,389,000.00
$5,389,000.00
Durham County's infrastructure has grown to encompass over $15 million in assets, including servers, systems, appliances, switches, routers, data backup solutions, and other hardware. This also covers more than 2,000 client systems, telecommunications networks, telephones, audio-visual equipment, mobile devices, scanners, printers, and testing tools. The inventory, along with legacy equipment, is continuously updated as new projects introduce additional devices or outdated equipment reaches the end of its lifecycle. This technological expansion aligns with the development of new county buildings, site expansions, and the increasing demand f...
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