REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
July 28, 2020
FROM
LARRY AINSWORTH, Chief Information Officer, Information Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Declare Backup Generator as Surplus
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Declare Backup Generator as surplus to the County's needs with a total book value of $216,613 as of June 30, 2020.
(Presenter: Jake Cordova, Information Services Division Chief, 388-0503)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Declaring the Backup Generator as surplus will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On January 13, 2009 (Item No. 7), the Board of Supervisors (Board) awarded a construction contract to Construction Electric, Inc., for the procurement and installation of an additional backup generator to provide electrical service to the Information Services Department (ISD) Data Center in the event of failure of the existing main generator. The Data Center houses the hardware and software that runs critical County applications and systems. These systems are integral to the daily operations of various departments and are essential elements to County service and require a backup generator to ensure business continuity. On January 15, 2010, ISD purchased the Backup Generator (2010 Backup Generator) for $373,471. The 2010 Backup Generator is classified as a real property (structures and improvement) asset.
Phase III of ISD's Data Center UPS Upgrade Project (CIP 11-003) included the replacement of the 2010 Backup Generator as it no longer met ISD's power requirements and did not meet the new Air Quality Management Department (AQMD) emission standards. On February 13, 2018 (Item No. 54) the Board approved plans and specifications, and authorized the Deputy Director of the Real Estate Services Dep...
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