Primary Department: Universal Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon, Executive Director & CIO
Managing Department: Universal Services
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon, Executive Director & CIO
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo
Project Name: Enterprise Technology Asset Hardware
Project ID (if applicable): NI049
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Commissioners Court Office
Incremental Authorization Requested: $10,355,000
Total Estimated Project Cost: $23,710,00 (FY27-FY28)
Request Summary:
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Request by Universal Services for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Enterprise Technology Asset Hardware project for an incremental authorization of $10,355,000 for a total authorization of $11,855,000 for FY2027 and request for commercial paper funding in the amount of $5,700,000.
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Project Description:
Harris County Universal Services has initiated an Asset Management Program that will optimize IT spend across different assets. Standardizing laptop and computer purchases for Harris County has been accomplished in the first phase of this program. The asset management program will also help with risk mitigation.
Through volume purchases and price agreements, Universal Services will be able to control expenditures. This project supports the Budget Policy for Countywide computer purchases and aligns with the IT Asset Management Policy adopted by Harris County Universal Services. To continue to onboard County departments into the ETAM Program, the request is to purchase and refresh laptops and desktops in alignment with a 4- or 5-year re...
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