The largest tech expenditure is a $16 million contract for Hutto-based BryComm to build structured communications and cabling services benefitting all city departments.
BryComm responded to a 2023 request for proposals that received five offers, according to documentation, and there is $2.7 million available in this fiscal year. Austin’s operating budget ends Sept. 30.
The council also voted on the following IT-related spending during its May 30 session. Portions of these amounts are funded in this year’s budget, while continued funding will depend on the upcoming fiscal years.
Contracts to be negotiated:
- $5 million to contract for Socrata Connected Government Cloud, a Tyler Technologies product, for up to five years
- $1.8 million to contract vegetation management software from GeoSpatial Innovations for up to five years
- $1 million to contract for the city’s Information Security Office program risk management services from Consolidated Cyber for three years
- $600,000 toward an interlocal agreement with the University of Texas for Internet services via the Texas Higher Education Network for five years
Amended contracts:
- $1.3 million increase for continued Veritas-Netbackup from TEQSYS
- $1.2 million for SHI-Government Solutions to continue security subscription and maintenance software
- $800,000 for Freeit Data Solutions to continue annual maintenance and support, bringing the existing contract to more than $1 million
- $654,000 for additional Red Hat software licensing, maintenance and support from Emergent
- $450,000 to extend a contract with CX360 Inc. for two years, bringing the total to almost $1.7 million
