Primary Department: Universal Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon, Executive Director and CIO
Managing Department: Universal Services
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon, Executive Director and CIO
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo
Project Name: Networking Repair and Replace
Project ID (if applicable): NI009
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
5MWBE 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): N/A - Not a grant item
Incremental Authorization Requested: $2,253,000
Total Estimated Project Cost: $11,513,000 (FY26 & FY27)
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of the Final Investment Memo for the Networking Repair and Replace project for an incremental authorization of $2,253,000 for a total authorization of $5,233,000 for FY 2026.
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Project Description:
This project replaces end-of-life network equipment including routers, switches, firewalls, load-balancers, remote-access VPN, wireless access points, IP Television, Video Conferencing and related solutions within the data centers and across 200+ locations. Network equipment is replaced on an approximate 7-year cycle requiring replacement of approximately 400 switches and 500 wireless access points per year. Data center network systems would continuously need to be expanded in capacity due to the constant increase of the County's needs.
Anticipated Project Expenditures and Timeline:
Project Scope Breakdown
Estimated Cost
Estimated Completion
Infoblox Refresh
$125,000
03/31/2026
Aruba Wireless to Aruba Central - In the Cloud
$1,800,000
09/30/2026
Replace branch office Uninterruptible Power Supplies (approx. 50)
$120,000
09/30/2026
Re...
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