REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Delegate Authority to the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Master Service Agreement for Internet Services for Silicon Valley Power and Associated Master Service Orders between the City of Santa Clara and GTT Americas, LLC and Its Affiliates
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara's Electric Utility, Silicon Valley Power (SVP) requires reliable and redundant internet connection to support critical and routine needs of the utility. Currently, this service is provided by GTT Americas, LLC (GTT).
As a result of ongoing increases in internet usage in-part due to increased remote activity for video calls, SVP has identified the need to modify its internet service to increase bandwidth. After review of services with GTT, SVP has identified that bandwidth can be increased at a reduced cost retaining the double redundant routing between geographically dispersed datacenters for SVP.
DISCUSSION
Award of the Master Service Agreement has been authorized as a sole source pursuant to Santa Clara Code Section 2.105.280(b)(2) which states: "When required to ensure operation or function to match other products with respect to the repair, expansion or completion of a system, existing structure or program currently in use by the City, including, but not limited to, utility and technology purchases required to achieve interoperability with existing systems or programs." While there are other internet service providers, there is a significant cost to change providers. GTT has access through established service lines into SVP's data center locations as GTT has acquired companies that previously provided these services. SVP uses secured and encapsulated mesh routing through SVP's and GTT's networks to promote the highest level of reliability across six internet connections. These connections also carry compliance related information between...
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