Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Toll Road Authority
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Roberto Trevino
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): 240242
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Fibertown Houston, LLC
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a renewal option with Fibertown Houston, LLC for data center co-location and network services for Harris County for the period of February 27, 2026 - February 26, 2027 at a cost of $1,533,954 (240242), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
Data center co-location and network services are critical to providing a facility to store power computing hardware and servers that improve Harris County’s networking and business solutions. The service provider is capable of providing rack space, power, cooling, fire protection, security and internet connectivity up to the standards of a modern data center, including redundancy in mission critical application operations.
Expected Impact:
To continue providing data center co-location and network services for current and future projects with the same level of quality of service already being provided to Harris County Universal Services and the Harris County Toll Road Authority.
Alternative Options:
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Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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8/27/2024 |
245 |
Transmittal of Advertisement |
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2/27/2025 |
117 |
Approval of Agreement/Award |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Choose an item.
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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Revenue - TRA |
$ |
$1,166,814 |
$1,166,814 |
$ |
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1000 - General Fund |
$ |
$367,140 |
$367,140 |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$ |
$1,533,954 |
$1,533,954 |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
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Total Funding Sources |
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$1,533,954 |
$1,533,954 |
$ |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
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$ |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Request |
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Total Personnel |
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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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CAO Reviewer Name and Title |
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CAO Review Completion Date |
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Anticipated Court Date: 12/11/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Nicole Stuttz, Chief of Staff, Harris County Toll Road Authority; Margaret Obot, Sr. Sourcing Manager, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter