Item:
Title
Approval of Contract with NWN Corporation in the Amount of $113,547.83 to Purchase Network Equipment and Licenses for the Durham County Detention Facility.
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Date of BOCC Meeting: December 9, 2024
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve a contract with NWN Corporation in the amount of $113,547.83 to purchase network equipment and licenses for the Detention Facility’s Security Upgrade Project.
As part of our critical security infrastructure upgrade project, it is necessary to increase the capacity of our internal network to support the new devices. The attached equipment quotes were provided by the County’s IS&T department in response to the number of existing and future network devices that have been identified for the project. Funding for this project was previously approved by the Board last fall (23-0787).
G.S. 143-129(e) (7) allows local governments to be exempted from the competitive bidding requirements and purchase furnishings/equipment through contracts established by the North Carolina Department of Information Technology as provided in Article 15 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This agenda item aligns with Goal 3: Safe Community
Resource Persons: Dan Nosbush, Project Manager, Durham County Engineering & Environmental Services; David LaBarre, Director of Planning and Development, Durham County Sheriff's Office.
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve a contract with NWN Corporation in the amount of $113,547.83 to purchase network equipment and licenses for the Detention Facility’s Security Upgrade Project.
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County Manager: ____________________________