That, on the recommendation of the City Manager, the following actions be taken, with respect to the Microwave Backhaul Replacement Project;
a) the proposal submitted by Broadnet Telecom (Broadnet), 9464 Henri Bourassa West, VilleSaint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec H4S 1N8, BE ACCEPTED for the design, implementation, installation and one year service of a microwave radio backhaul system including decommissioning of legacy equipment, for the pricing of one time implementation fee of $809,223.00 (HST excluded), and subsequent five year(s) of an annual Service Level Agreement (SLA_ fee of $6,250.00 (HST excluded);
b) the financing for the microwave radio backhaul and decommissioning of legacy equipment noted above, BE APPROVED as set out in the Sources of Financing Report as appended to the staff report dated June 22, 2020 hereto as Appendix “A”;
c) the approval given herein in a) above, BE CONDITIONAL upon The Corporation of the City of London negotiating satisfactory terms and conditions with Broadnet to the satisfaction of the City Manager;
d) in accordance with sections 14.d. and e. of the Procurement of Goods and Services Policy, the proposal from L3Harris Canada Systems to supply, install and configure MLPS routers BE ACCEPTED as the sole source provider at the quoted purchase value of $257,857.71 (HST excluded);
e) the financing for the supply, install, and configure of routers noted above, BE APPROVED as set out in the Sources of Financing Report as appended to the staff report dated June 22, 2020 hereto as Appendix “B”;
f) the Civic Administration BE AUTHORIZED to undertake all the administrative acts that are necessary in connection with parts a) and d) above; and,
g) the approval hereby given BE CONDITIONAL upon The Corporation of the City of London entering into a formal contract, agreement or having a purchase order relating to the subject matter of the approval set out d) above.