REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Order to Western Systems, Inc. for Fiber Optic Ethernet Access Devices (F19-239)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to authorize the issuance of a Purchase Order to Western Systems, Inc. of Everett, WA, in the amount of $166,785.60, excluding $15,010.70 in sales taxes, for forty-eight (48) Fiber Optic Ethernet Access Devices (EAD).
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Section 2.08.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, Council approval is required for the procurement of goods and/or services exceeding $100,000 in any one transaction.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The existing Ethernet Access Devices (EAD) are components of the City's traffic signal's system helping to provide communications back to the Transportation Management Center. There are a total of 48 devices located along the following corridors: Mathilda/Sunnyvale-Saratoga, Maude, Java/Tasman, and Evelyn. These devices are past their useful life and the manufacturer for these devices is no longer in business, which makes it impossible to purchase replacement parts or new devices to repair or replace faulty ones. Replacing these outdated EAD's will improve overall communications performance and reliability without impacting other existing communications infrastructure. These devices have stronger security protocols, will increase communications bandwidth, are fiber optics ready, have faster throughput speed for big data transfer and access, and will allow for more reliable real-time monitoring of traffic signal operations, and support the Intelligent Transportation Systems device...
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