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REQUEST FOR <br /> COUNCIL ACTION j <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> JULY 6, 2010 <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> ? As Recommended <br /> CONTRACT AWARD FOR AMICRO- ? As Amended <br /> ? Ordinance on 15' Reading <br /> WAVE BASED NETWORK SYSTEM ? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br /> (SPEC. NO. 10-025) ? Implementing Resolution <br /> ? Set Public Nearing For <br /> CONTINUED TO <br /> U <br /> FILE NUMBER <br /> CITY MANAGER <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> Award a contract to Pacific Services for the purchase of micro-wave based network system <br /> including installation and maintenance support, in an amount not to exceed $40,200. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> A wireless optical laser system is used to connect the City's computer network between the Data <br /> Center in City Hall and Fire Station 5. This network link provides critical connections for Fire <br /> Dispatch and Fire Operations. While the system has proven very effective in the past, the <br /> equipment has been in place since 2002 and is now several years beyond its manufacturer's <br /> predicted useful life. Performance diagnostics were recently performed and revealed that the <br /> transmission power has deteriorated significantly and is continuing to do so. This means that the <br /> laser system could become unreliable in the future. An exact duplicate laser system serving the <br /> network link between City Hall and the Police Admin Building was replaced in May of this year <br /> after similar symptoms of system deterioration and now performs the transmission of power at <br /> optimal speed and strength required. <br /> Pacific Services initiated the installation of this micro-waved based system in November 2009 <br /> between City Hall and the Corporate Yard. Its enhanced capacity and capabilities will meet the <br /> Fire Department's needs now and into the future. This system is based on millimeter-wave <br /> <br /> technology and provides significantly broader bandwidth capability than the existing link. Pacific <br /> Services has been identified as the vendor for the City's replacement of computer network linking <br /> connectivity systems. The Information Services Division (ISD) recommends the purchase and <br /> installation of a BridgeWave 60GHz AR60AES high-bandwidth digital link from Pacific Services. <br /> 22B-1 <br /> <br />