Authorizing the Purchase of an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for the MIS Co-Data Center

         WHEREAS, the Management Information Systems Department currently operates and maintains a County-wide information system network; and,

            WHEREAS, this network provides centralized storage for all data created and maintained by Sauk County within the MIS Data Center; and,

            WHEREAS, Resolution 132-2016 authorized the purchase of a storage infrastructure for  the creation of a secondary “Co-Data Center” at the Sauk County Law Enforcement Center, to enhance Sauk County’s system failover and redundancy capabilities;

            WHEREAS, the addition of a single, large UPS greatly improves system reliability during a power failure; and,

            WHEREAS, this device would provide for fail-over transition to generator power during a power outage to the central computing and phone system resources located at the Sauk County Law Enforcement Center; and,

            WHEREAS, your Executive and Legislative Committee has reviewed this matter and found it in the best interest of Sauk County to accept the following quote from P3Power LLC:

            Eaton 9170 - 18 KVA UPS for $13,247.55        

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors met in regular session, that the above-described quote, for the total amount of $13,247.55  be and hereby is accepted by the County of Sauk; and,

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Sauk County Management Information Systems Director is hereby delegated the authority to sign any contracts related to the purchase and installation of said equipment on behalf of Sauk County.

            For consideration by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on February 21, 2017

Respectfully submitted,

Executive and Legislative Committee