Item - 2016.GM13.11
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 12, 2016 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Government Management Committee on June 13, 2016 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on July 12, 2016.
GM13.11 - Contract and Service Level Agreement with Cogeco Data Services Inc. for an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 12, 13, 14 and 15, 2016, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize for the Chief Information Officer to negotiate and enter into a new Contract and Service Level Agreement with Cogeco Data Services Inc., the successful vendor of the competitive process conducted by the Toronto Public Library for the supply of an internet service provider service solution, this contract will be based on the same legal terms and conditions of the Toronto Public Library Agreement, for a period of five (5) years beginning on August 1, 2016 and ending on July 31, 2021, in the amount of $621,076 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($632,007, net of HST recoveries).
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-93680.pdf
GM13.11 - Contract and Service Level Agreement with Cogeco Data Services Inc. for an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Government Management Committee recommends that:
1. City Council grant authority for the Chief Information Officer to negotiate and enter into a new Contract and Service Level Agreement with Cogeco Data Services Inc., the successful vendor of the competitive process conducted by the Toronto Public Library for the supply of an internet service provider service solution. This contract will be based on the same legal terms and conditions of the Toronto Public Library Agreement, for a period of five (5) years beginning on August 1, 2016 and ending on July 31, 2021, in the amount of $621,076 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($632,007, net of HST recoveries).
Origin
Summary
The purpose of this report is to seek City Council authority to enter into a Service Level Agreement and Contract with Cogeco Data Services Inc. (Cogeco) for the supply of an internet service provider (ISP) solution for a five (5) year period from August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2021 in the amount of $621,076 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($632,007, net of HST recoveries). Cogeco was selected as the ISP for the Toronto Public Library (TPL) as a result of being the highest scoring proponent from a competitive call process.
A cost-benefit analysis for the existing ISP services was undertaken in support of the recommended approach. Leveraging the TPL contract provides the City with the best possible pricing for ISP services as TPL is a much larger consumer of ISP bulk bandwidth services than the City is today (e.g. TPL uses approximately 2000 Mbps (megabytes per second) more bandwidth vs. 200 Mbps for the City).
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-93680.pdf