OHIO TURNPIKE COMMISSION
Resolution Authorizing Award of Contract for Internet Service Provider
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2009, the Commission issued its Request for Proposals
(“RFP”) to select an Internet Service Provider for an initial Contract term of three (3) years,
which may be extended for three (3) additional two-year terms; and
WHEREAS, the new Contract includes expanded internet services that will be necessary
to support the implementation of electronic toll collection; and
WHEREAS, on April 15, 2009, three (3) firms submitted Proposals to serve as the
Commission’s Internet Service Provider; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Contracts Administration reviewed each Proposal for
compliance with the legal requirements of the RFP, and the Accounting Manager reviewed the
financial condition of each respondent; and
WHEREAS, an Evaluation Team comprised of the Director of Information Systems, the
Telecommunications Manager and the Network Administrator conducted the technical review of
the Proposals submitted and awarded the highest technical score to
Level 3 Communications,
LLC
(“Level 3”)
of
Broomfield, Colorado
, which firm the Team also noted has performed
satisfactorily as the Commission’s current Internet Service Provider; and
WHEREAS, Level 3’s Price Proposal of
$4,266.80 per month
plus one-time start-up
costs of
$4,966
for a total cost of
$158,570.80
over the three-year term was the lowest of the
three (3) Price Proposals submitted, and, therefore, the Evaluation Team has concluded, as a
result of this competitive process, that the best Proposal was submitted by
Level 3
and
recommends that a Contract be entered into with that firm; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has been advised by the Director of Contracts
Administration that all legal requirements have been performed and that the aforesaid Proposals
were solicited on the basis of the same terms, conditions and specifications with respect to all
respondents; that
Level 3
has provided evidence of its ability to provide the required insurance
and performance bond as set forth in the RFP; and that the Commission may legally enter into a
Contract with
Level 3
; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director has made his recommendation to the Commission
predicated on the Evaluation Team’s and the Director of Contracts Administration’s
recommendations; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has duly considered such recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED that the Proposal submitted by
Level 3
Communications, LLC
of
Broomfield, Colorado
is, and is by the Commission determined to be, the best of all Proposals
received in response to the Commission’s RFP for an Internet Service Provider and is accepted;
and
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Executive Director and Director of Contracts
Administration hereby are authorized to: 1) execute a Contract with Level 3 to serve as the
Commission’s Internet Service Provider, which shall provide for an initial term of three (3) years
commencing on or around July 15, 2009,
2) to direct the return to all respondents of their
proposal guaranties at such time as the Level 3
has entered into a Contract in the form heretofore
prescribed by the Commission pursuant to the aforesaid RFP, 3) to take any and all action
necessary or proper to carry out the terms of said RFP and said Contract, and 4) determine
whether to renew the Contract for any or all of the three (3) additional two-year periods pending
satisfactory performance evaluations by the Director of Information Systems.
(Resolution No. 15-2009
adopted May 18, 2009)