I. Council Action Requested.
Title
To authorize a purchase in an amount not to exceed $106,925.58 for the data center servers and software, backup system server and licensing, Exchange server licensing, and rack, such be reimbursed by a tax-exempt municipal lease purchase agreement.
Body
II. Basis for Council Action.
Council approval of this item is required because:
a. The Council has authority to enter into contracts as the legislative body of the Town pursuant to Article II, section 3(I) of the Charter, and
b. The purchase involves lease-purchase finance, requiring Council approval in accordance with Section 5.4 of the Town of Windham Purchasing Policies (2009), as amended.
III. Issue Summary.
These purchases are included under capital project IS-2017-002 are part of Information Services network design and replacement plan.