This resolution allows the Department of Technology to finalize a contract with CENIC to provide fiber optic cable for data connectivity to UCSF, covering the period from May 25, 2011, to May 25, 2031. The contract is expected to generate $6,970,000 in revenue.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Technology to enter into a contract with Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (“CENIC”) and to provide fiber optic cable strands to establish a fiber optic network in support of CENIC services to provide data connectivity for the University of California, San Francisco (“UCSF”) for the period between May 25, 2011, through May 25, 2031, with an expected revenue of $6,970,000.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a need to formalize a contract with CENIC for fiber optic services to UCSF, which had been in place since 2011 but required retroactive approval due to its increased value.
The Department of Technology entered into a contract with the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) to provide fiber optic cables for data connectivity between UCSF facilities.
The Department of Technology submitted a request for retroactive approval of the contract, acknowledging that it had not sought Board approval initially due to the contract's original low value.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the resolution for approval, recognizing the contract's anticipated revenue exceeding $6 million.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution, retroactively authorizing the contract with CENIC for the period from May 25, 2011, to May 25, 2031.
The Mayor approved the resolution, finalizing the retroactive authorization for the contract.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
