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An ordinance approving Amendment Number 1 to the contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (“Metro”) and Comcast Business Communications, LLC (“Comcast”), for managed and unmanaged telecommunications services.
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WHEREAS, on or about April 25, 2018, following a competitive bidding process (RFQ # 1020705), Metro notified Comcast, AT&T Corp. (“AT&T”), and Level 3 Communications, LLC (“Level 3”), among others, of its intent to award contracts to them for the provision of managed and unmanaged telecommunications services, contingent upon successful contract negotiations; and,
WHEREAS, Metro’s contract negotiations with Comcast, AT&T, and Level 3 were successful but concluded at different times, which resulted in different expiration dates for each contract; and,
WHEREAS, BL2024-295 approved Amendment Number 1 to Metro’s contract with AT&T for managed and unmanaged telecommunications services, which extended the term of the AT&T contract to the same end date as the Level 3 contract and increased the value of the contract accordingly; and,
WHEREAS, Metro’s contract with Comcast for managed and unmanaged telecommunications services (Contract No. 435302) began on July 2, 2021, and expires on July 1, 2026 (“Comcast Contract”); and,
WHEREAS, Metro’s contract with Level 3 for managed and unmanaged telecommunications services (Contract No. 435304) began on August 22, 2023, and expires on August 21, 2028 (“Level 3 Contract”); and,
WHEREAS, to allow for the efficient management of Metro’s telecommunications systems and services, the parties now wish to amend the Comcast Contract to extend the term to the same end date as the Level 3 Contract, and to increase the value of the Comcast Contract accordingly; and,
WHEREAS, extension of the Comcast Contract will cause the contract term to exceed 60 months; and,
WHEREAS, Section 4.12.160(B) of the Metropolitan Code of Laws calls for Council approval of contracts for supplies or services “with terms exceeding a period of sixty months, either initially or by virtue of amendments, renewals or extensions thereof”; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that Amendment Number 1 to the Comcast Contract be approved.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1: That Amendment Number 1 to the contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and Comcast Business Communications, LLC, for managed and unmanaged telecommunications services, attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
Section 2: That this ordinance shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.