SUBJECT: MOTION
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Authorizing the City Manager to enter into and execute a contract between the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) and the City of Laredo for the purchase of the AT&T Emergency Services IP Network (ESInet), an IP Based Network for 9-1-1 Call Routing, and Network Circuits for 9-1-1 Regional Administration, Information Services and Telecommunications (IST), Solid Waste and Utilities through DIR contract #DIR-TELE-CTSA-002 in the total amount of $836,805.81 for Monthly Recurring Costs. The ESInet costs will total $678,535.76, and the Network Circuits for 9-1-1, IST, Solid Waste, and Utilities will total $158,270.05. Funding is available for these services in the 9-1-1 Regional, IST, Solid Waste, and Utilities funds. Purchases are for services provided through August 31, 2027.
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BACKGROUND
The City of Laredo approved Resolution 2003-R-066 requesting that the Commission on State Emergency Communications designate the City of Laredo as the administrator of the Region's 9-1-1 Emergency Communication System. At the February 4, 2004 meeting, the Commission on State Emergency Communications designated the City of Laredo as the Administrator for the Region's 9-1-1 System, which became effective March 1, 2004. As administrators for the South Texas Development Council (STDC), the City of Laredo oversees the four county region of Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb and Zapata. The agreements with these entities are contracted with the City of Laredo beginning September 1, 2025 and ending on August 31, 2027.
The AT&T Emergency Services IP Network (ESInet), an IP Based Network for 9-1-1 Call Routing, will be purchased through the State of Texas DIR contract #DIR-TELE-CTSA-002 in the total amount of $678,535.76 through August 31, 2027. In addition, Network Circuits and services will be provided for the 9-1-1 Regional ...
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