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ARF- 3820

Regular Agenda Item 3. D.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	08/15/2016
Submitted For:	Kelly Riggs	Submitted By:	Jeff Hessenius, Finance Director
Department:	Finance
Fiscal Year:	FY17	Budgeted?:	Yes
Contract Dates Begin & End:	Following Board of Supervisors approval	Grant?:	No
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	Renewal

Information

Request/Subject

Authorization to advertise for Request for Proposals No. 080116 - WAN (Wide Area Network) and Internet Services

Background Information

Gila County currently has a 20Mbps Internet access trunk that it shares across all County connected devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets and phones. For perspective, the average home with broadband service has faster Internet access and is shared by significantly less devices.

Gila County also maintains 3 point to point connections between the County Courthouse and outlying facilities located in Globe. These connections to Central Heights, Public Works Administration and Child Support are all 1-Mpbs in speed. This is the equivalent of a network connection from the mid-1980s or early 1990s.

Evaluation

It has become evident across all County departments that the current Internet access bandwidth is not sufficient to allow staff to perform duties in a timely manner. It is also apparent that the current point to point service that extends out from the Courthouse to the Central Heights, Public Works Administration and Child Support facilities are also inadequate. Staff in those locations have increased difficulty and wait times when trying to access network related resources such as email and network file storage.

Increasing our Internet bandwidth and our point to point bandwidth between these facilities will be a first step in restoring regular communications speeds across all County departments.

Conclusion

It is in the best interest of Gila County to increase Internet bandwidth overall and provide for greater network communications speeds between the Courthouse and outlying County facilities.

Recommendation

The Information Technology (IT) Director and the Finance Director recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve the advertisement of Request for Proposals No. 080116 for WAN and Internet Services.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to authorize the advertisement of Request for Proposals No. 080116 for WAN (Wide Area Network) and Internet Services.
(Kelly Riggs/Robert Mawson)

Attachments
Request to advertise
Request for Proposals No. 080116