Department: Universal Services
Department Head: Sindhu Menon, CIO & Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo
Project Name: Commissioners Court Relocation - IT Equipment
Project ID (if applicable): NI046
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Managing Entity: Universal Services
Incremental Authorization Requested: $225,000
Total Estimated Project Cost: $225,000
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Commissioners Court Relocation - IT Equipment project for $225,000 and approval of commercial paper funding in the amount of $225,000.
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Project Description:
Enhancements to the courtroom A/V system and software package installation to facilitate a more up to date process for running Commissioner's Court.
Project Scope:
In this phase, we will expand the capabilities of the A/V system to include dedicated cameras for court members, expanded connections in the huddle rooms for courtroom personnel, increased media connections on the rear platform, and future expandability. We have also included spare equipment that has been deemed a single point of failure.
Also included are the professional services for implementation of the software that is desired to "run" Commissioner's Court. Community Engagement, Agenda management and Live Meeting are all built in to provide a much more up-to-date court proceeding.
Justification:
This will bring the courtroom to the next level of feature and functionality. Providing the court member's staff with dedicated video and audio for social media, providing more public media connections, and increased functionality.
Alternatives and Engagement:
Not providing the requested features and functionality would adversely impact ...
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