Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on September 24, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on September 25, 2025, authorizing Approval for the Mayor to Enter into a One-Year Support Contract with SHI for Broadcom VMWare Support - ($61,244.80 to be paid from Budget Code 1680.215); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING APPROVAL
FOR THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A ONE-YEAR
SUPPORT CONTRACT WITH SHI for Broadcom
VMware support
Whereas, in correspondence dated September 18, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Management Services formally requested authorization for the Mayor to enter into a one-year support contract with SHI for Broadcom VMware support, in the amount of $61,244.80, to ensure continued support for the City’s critical VMware environment; and
Whereas, the Department of Management Services has requested approval from the City Council to enter into a one-year support contract with Broadcom through SHI for the City’s VMware software environment; and
Whereas, the Broadcom VMware environment is essential to the critical operations of both City Hall and the Mount Vernon Police Department; and
Whereas, the existing support contract for Broadcom VMware expires on October 31, 2025, necessitating a timely renewal to ensure uninterrupted support for the City’s production systems; and
Whereas, Broadcom, the owner of VMware, has implemented restrictions on authorized support providers, and SHI has submitted the most cost-effective quote among the three obtained by the Department of Management Services; and
Whereas, the one-year contract payment will be Sixty-One Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Four Dollars and Eighty Cents ($61,244.80), to be paid from Budget Code 1680.215; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. Authorization. The City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to enter into a one-year support contract with SHI for Broadcom VMware support, in the amount of $61,244.80, to ensure continued support for the City’s critical VMware environment.
Section 2. Funding. Payment for the contract shall be made from Budget Code 1680.215 as allocated in the current fiscal year budget.
Section 3. Execution. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute all necessary documents to effectuate the terms of this ordinance and to take any other actions required to carry out the intent of this authorization.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council and subsequent approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract.