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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-186
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL AND
AWARDING AN AGREEMENT TO AT&T CORPORATION TO
DEVELOP A SECURE PRIVATE NETWORK SOLUTION
WHEREAS, in 2017, the City published a Smart City Strategic Action Plan, with the
objective of leveraging technology and advanced data analytics tools to grow the economy, engage
the community, improve government efficiency, and enhance quality of life; and
WHEREAS, the City IT Services Department identified the need to develop a secure
private and redundant fiber network solution with greater reliability for all City departments to
achieve the Strategic Action Plan objectives; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to replace the legacy system to improve the quality of service,
the stability and reliability necessary to support the City, including its emergency services, and
growth capabilities to best serve the community; and
WHEREAS, the City conducted an informal request for proposal and evaluated the
proposals that it received; and
WHEREAS, the City finds based on the proposals it received, that only one vendor can
currently provide the network performance, reliability, and accessibility
needs at a comparable cost to the current provider; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent has approved the informal request for proposals as being
consistent with good purchasing practices in accordance with Chula Vista Municipal Code section
2.56.070(B)(3).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, that it:
1. Finds that the competitive bidding requirements are impractical and that City
interests would be materially better served by applying the purchasing procedure
approved by the Purchasing Agent.
2. Waives the competitive bidding requirements as authorized by Chula Vista
Municipal Code section 2.56.070(B)(3).
3. Accepts the AT&T Corporation proposal and awards an agreement for services to
AT&T to develop and provide a secure private network solution for the City of Chula
Vista.
4. Authorizes and directs the City Manager to execute the AT&T Switched Ethernet
Service (with Network on Demand) Pricing Schedule Provided Pursuant to
Customer Terms, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
Resolution No. 2023-186
Page No. 2
Presented by Approved as to form by
Jose Cisneros Jill D.S. Maland
Director of Information &Technology Services Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak
Acting City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 28th day of November 2023 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Gonzalez, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Cardenas
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2023-186 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 28th day of November 2023.
Executed this 28th day of November 2023.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk