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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Granite Telecommunications, LLC, Quincy, Massachusetts in the amount of $49,752 for phone line replacements and service at 83 locations in the Lake County Public Works (LCPW) service areas.
Staff Summary
* The Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) lines are used to provide alarm notification at some of our facilities. There is a need to replace these outdated copper phone lines since AT&T no longer provides servicing.
* Public Works identified a cooperative purchasing contract with Granite Telecommunications to procure a solution for the outdated POTS connections supporting Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) data and alarm transmission.
* The new solution provides connections throughout the Lake County Public Works (LCPW) water/wastewater systems at a savings of $332,265.32, or 87 percent of existing budgeted cost.
* Pursuant to Article 33.115 Cooperative Joint Purchasing of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, Lake County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement with Granite Telecommunications, LLC.
* This resolution authorizes and directs the County Purchasing agent to execute a contract with Granite Telecommunications, LLC, Quincy, Massachusetts in the amount of $49,752 for the POTS line replacement and support services.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the County of Lake (County) owns, operates, and maintains numerous water and wastewater systems throughout the County; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Public Works (LCPW) Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) data and alarms are transmitted from many locations through antiquated copper phone line technology, also known as Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) lines, that needs to be replaced; and
WHEREAS, the most economical and efficient method to provide reliable service is to replace these POTS lines using the County's internet provider, Granite Telecommunications, through a cooperative purchasing contract; and
WHEREAS, the new...
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