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Resolution R-17-0605
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 3065 Final Action Date: 12/14/2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
RATIFYING, APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING, THE FINDINGS,
UNDERTAKINGS, AND DETERMINATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER,
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS ATTACHMENT "A," AND THE
NECESSARY CITY DEPARTMENTS REGARDING THE NECESSITY OF
UPGRADING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S ("CITY") ETHERNET CAPACITY AND
SERVICES AND WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING BY AN AFFIRMATIVE
FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS) VOTE, AFTER A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-85(A) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
AS AMENDED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE,
EXECUTE, AND RENEW, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, FOR A ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD AND EXPAND NECESSARY
SERVICES UNDER THE CITY'S AGREEMENT WITH AT&T FOR METRO
ETHERNET SERVICES ("AT&T METRO ETHERNET AGREEMENT") BY AN
ADDENDUM THERETO ("ADDENDUM") INCREASING THE ANNUAL
CONTRACT CAPACITY BY AN ANNUAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$168,000.00, THEREBY INCREASING THE TOTAL ANNUAL CONTRACT
CAPACITY FROM AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $432,000.00 TO AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $600,000.00, TO ALIGN WITH HISTORICAL
USAGE AND ANTICIPATED FUTURE UPGRADED CAPACITY AND RELATED
EXPENDITURES, AS STATED HEREIN FOR ETHERNET SERVICES
CITYWIDE PURSUANT TO THE AT&T METRO ETHERNET AGREEMENT;
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF FUNDS,
SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL
AT THE TIME OF NEED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
RENEW, EXTEND, MODIFY, OR AMEND, THE AT&T METRO ETHERNET
AGREEMENT AND THE ADDENDUM FOR THE SAME NOT TO EXCEED
CONTRACT AMOUNT FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD, IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 08-0283, adopted on May 22, 2008, the City
Commission authorized the provision of wide area network communications services for the City
of Miami ("City") from AT&T under an existing City of Miami Beach Request for Proposals No.
05-06/07, including renewals thereunder ("Services"), and subsequently on November 20, 2012,
the City Manager renewed the Services which include ethernet capacity and services; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Information Technology Department ("IT") have
indicated the need to upgrade the capacity and ethernet services City-wide for various Offices,
Departments, and facilities; and
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WHEREAS, the City Manager and IT have undertaken necessary efforts to try to
maintain capacity and services Citywide for such Offices, Departments, and facilities and have
found and determined that it would be in the best interests of the City pursuant to Section 18-
85(a) of the City Code, as amended ("City Code") to request the City Commission by the
required four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote after a duly noticed public hearing, to ratify, approve,
and confirm their finding, attached and incorporated as Attachment "A," and determinations and
to waive competitive bidding in order to negotiate, execute, and enter into an addendum
("Addendum"), in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to the AT&T Metro Ethernet Agreement
in an amount not to exceed $600,000.00 for a one-year period; and
WHEREAS, due to the increasing need for additional ethernet capacity and services at
various City Offices, Departments, and facilities, it has been deemed necessary to increase the
annual AT&T Metro Ethernet Agreement amount by $168,000.00, thereby increasing the annual
contract capacity from an amount not to exceed $432,000.00 to an amount not to exceed
$600,000.00 for the one-year period, with such funding being allocated from the various sources
of City budgeted funding sources, subject to availability and budgetary approval at time of need;
and
WHEREAS, while the City Administration, IT, and the Procurement Department explore
the options for a future request for proposals for City-wide ethernet services, it is also in the best
interests of the City to further authorize the City Manager to renew, extend, modify, or amend,
the AT&T Metro Ethernet Agreement and the Addendum thereto for the same not to exceed
contract amount for a one (1) year period, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission ratifies, approves, and confirms the findings,
undertakings, and determinations of the City Manager, attached and incorporated as
Attachment "A," and necessary City Departments regarding the necessity of upgrading the
City's ethernet capacity and services, and waives competitive bidding by an affirmative four -
fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote, after a duly noticed public hearing, pursuant to Section 18-(85)(a)
of the City Code.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate, execute, and renew, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, for a one (1) year period and to expand necessary services
under the AT&T Metro Ethernet Agreement by an Addendum thereto increasing the annual
contract capacity by annual amount by an annual amount not to exceed $168,000.00, thereby
increasing the total annual contract capacity from an amount not to exceed $432,000.00 to an
amount not to exceed $600,000.00, to align historical usage and anticipated future upgraded
capacity and related services Citywide pursuant to the AT&T Metro Ethernet Agreement.
Section 4. Funds are allocated from the various sources of funds, subject to the
availability of funds and budgetary approval at the time of need.
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Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized' to renew, extend, modify, or amend,
the AT&T Metro Ethernet Agreement and the Addendum for the same not to exceed contract
amount for an additional one (1) year period, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor. 2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
"ndez, City tor
ey 11/6/2017
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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