©) THE CITY OF NASHUA "The Gate City’
Information Technology Division
April 19, 2018
TO: MAYOR Donchess
FINANCE COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: Fiber Optical Cable Testing Tool
During the past several years, the IT Department has been hiring contractors to diagnose issues with the City’s fiber optic
network infrastructure. The City owns roughly 45 miles of Fiber Optic cable that connects the City buildings and traffic
cabinets. Additionally, there are countless miles of fiber optic cable internal to the buildings and garages. Each time an issue
arises or failure occurs, we are forced to bring in a contractor who has the correct equipment to diagnose and locate the
problem. Acquiring our own testing equipment, thus eliminating the extra cost of outside contractors, is both cost-effective
and time-saving. This is a budgeted purchase item.
We have obtained three quotes and wish to purchase this hardware from TEquipment for the amount of $20,933.40
Quotes:
TEquipment $20,933.40
Graybar $21,085.45
SHI $21,107.10
Respectfully,
Bruce Codagnone
CIO/IT Division Director
Ce: J. Griffin
D. Kooken
229 Main Street » Nashua, New Hampshire 03060 « Phone (603) 589-3300 « Fax (603) 594-3434
