HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-25-53VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2025- R-25-53
A RESOLUTION WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
AND APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH HEARTLAND BUSINESS SYSTEMS, LLC
OF LITTLE CHUTE, WISCONSIN FOR NETWORK EQUIPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES
WHEREAS, the Village of Deerfield ("Village') is a home rule municipality in
accordance with Article VII, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Village desires to retain a company to provide network equipment
and implementation services ("Equipment and Services'); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9-16 the "Municipal Code of the Village of Deerfield,
Illinois, 1975," as amended ("Village Code'), the bidding requirements may be waived for
contracts for supplies and services available from a single source or, which by their nature,
are not adaptable to competitive bidding; and
WHEREAS, the Equipment and Services are not adaptable to competitive bidding
because only trusted partners are recommended due to the nature of the project, and industry
practices result in manufacturers extending lowest pricing through customers' existing
partner of record; and
WHEREAS, Heartland Business Systems, LLC, of Little Chute, Wisconsin
("Contractor'), has proposed to provide the Equipment and Services for a price not to exceed
$80,072.44 ("Contract'); and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Trustees have determined that waiving bidding
and entering into the Contract with Contractor will serve and be in the best interest of the
Village and its residents;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE BOARD OF
DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, as follows:
SECTION 1: RECITALS. The Village Board hereby adopts the foregoing recitals as
its findings, as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2: WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING. Pursuant to Section 9-16
of the Village Code and the Village's home rule authority, the Village Board waives the
requirement of competitive bidding for the procurement of the Equipment and Services.
SECTION 3: APPROVAL OF CONTRACT. The contract by and between the
Village and Contractor is hereby approved in substantially the form attached to this
Resolution as Exhibit A ("Contract's, and in a final form and substance acceptable to the
Village Manager and the Village Attorney.
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SECTION 4: AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE CONTRACT. The Mayor and the
Village Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute and attest, on behalf of the
Village, the final Contract upon receipt by the Village Clerk of at least one original copy of
the final Contract executed by Contractor; provided, however, that if the executed copy of the
final Contract is not received by the Village Clerk within 60 days after the effective date of
this Resolution, then this authority to execute and attest will, at the option of the Mayor and
Board of Trustees, be null and void.
SECTION 5: EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, by a vote of two-thirds of the Village Board, and approval in the
manner provided by law.
AYES: Benton, Berg, Goldstone, Greenberg, Oppenheim
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Jacoby
PASSED: September 2, 2025
APPROVED: September 10, 2025
RESOLUTION NO: R-25-53
ATTEST:
Kent S. Street, Village Clerk
Daniel C. Shapiro, Mayor
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EXHIBIT A
Contract
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HEARTLAND
BUSINESS SYSTEMS
Statement of Work
SOW Prepared By:
Matthew Cross
Tech/Engineer
Heartland Business Systems, LLC
1700 Stephen St
Little Chute, WI, 54140
Phone: (262) 200-1087
mcross@hbs.net
Village of Deerfield
Chris Thurman
Director — Enterprise Optimization
Heartland Business Systems, LLC
1700 Stephen Street
Little Chute, WI 54140
Phone: (920) 687-4725
cthurman@hbs.net
Nick Helander
Account Manager
Chicago IL Office
5400 Patton Dr Suite 4B
Lisle, IL 60532
Phone: (847) 404-0925
Email: nhelander@hbs.net
STATEMENT OF WORK
Village of Deerfield — Switch Refresh 2025
Project Overview
This Statement of Work ("SOW") reflects the services and material to be provided by Heartland Business Systems, LLC,
(hereinafter referred to as "HBS") for Village of Deerfield (hereinafter referred to as "Customer Abrv." or "Customer").
The objective of this project is to install routers/switches to the Customer's environment while maintaining and supporting
industry best practices. Heartland engineers will work with the Customer to develop a formal network design and working
solution to fulfill their business needs. Heartland Engineers will facilitate the unboxing, configuration, deployment, and
testing of all network equipment associated with this work statement. Heartland engineers will also engage the Customer
in knowledge transfer and provide documentation delivery.
The goals of the project are:
• Replace (2) Core switches in PW
o Cores will be non -stacked
• Replace (1) Edge switch in PW
• Replace (4) Edge switches in PD
• Upgrade connectivity between sites to 10GB
o PW to VH to WRF
Project Scope
HBS will provide the following services (hereinafter referred to as the "Scope"):
In Scope
• Planning
0 Review existing subnet/VLAN design
0 Plan new VLAN and IP addressing scheme(s), as needed
o Plan cutover and maintenance window where applicable
o Review final network design for customer signoff
• Device Preparation
o Unbox and stage network equipment
o Upgrade firmware to latest recommended release
o Configure switches based on Heartland best practice
• PW Core Switch Installation (up to 2 switches)
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■ Remove existing network equipment as needed from rack
■ Hardware rack and install new network equipment
■ Rack and install any additional supporting hardware such as UPS, cable management
■ Migrate patch cables, fiber uplinks, as needed
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■ Cleanup cabling/wiring per Heartland standards
■ Label network equipment and critical cable connections
■ Plan and execute migration from current solution to proposed solution during one after-hours
maintenance window (up to two hours).
o PW Edge Switch Installation (up to 1 switch)
■ Installation
• Remove existing network equipment as needed from rack
• Hardware rack and install new network equipment
• Rack and install any additional supporting hardware such as UPS, cable management
• Migrate patch cables, fiber uplinks, as needed
• Cleanup cabling/wiring per Heartland standards
• Label network equipment and critical cable connections
• Plan and execute migration from current solution to proposed solution during one after-
hours maintenance window (up to two hours).
o PD Edge Switch Installation (up to 4 switches)
■ Switches will be installed in a 2 x 2 switch stack with full redundant connectivity back to the core
switch
■ Installation
• Remove existing network equipment as needed from rack
• Hardware rack and install new network equipment
• Rack and install any additional supporting hardware such as UPS, cable management
• Migrate patch cables, fiber uplinks, as needed
• Cleanup cabling/wiring per Heartland standards
• Label network equipment and critical cable connections
• Plan and execute migration from current solution to proposed solution during one after-
hours maintenance window (up to two hours).
• Validation
o Test basic network connectivity
o Verify uplinks are operational
o Verify network management of installed equipment is functional
o Troubleshoot and remediate any network issues pertaining to installed equipment, including physical
cabling issues, configuration issues on install equipment
• Documentation
o Document installed equipment
■ Provide documentation spreadsheet of all installed hardware/software systems
■ Provide logical and or physical network diagram as a Visio
o Provide customer with direct knowledge transfer of network implementation including answering
questions on configuration
Out of Scope
Any work or material not specifically identified in this document is not included in this Agreement. The out -of -scope items
shall include the following:
• Troubleshooting existing network or application issues
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• Disposal of old network equipment unless explicitly stated in In Scope objectives
• End -point device migration or device IP addressing unless explicitly stated in In Scope objectives
• Reconfiguring existing network devices such as router, switches, firewalls or wireless
• Additional server configuration for services such as DNS, DHCP
• Setup, installation or configuration of Network Management or Network Monitoring
• Deployment of any additional equipment not specifically listed in this SOW or Quote for the project.
Additional Requirements and Conditions
• HBS and Customer will ensure that adequate resources, for which each respective party is responsible, are
available when needed throughout the duration of this engagement. The timely completion of this engagement
will depend on the availability of the necessary Customer personnel.
• The timely completion of this engagement will also depend on the availability and delivery of the product(s)
associated with this SOW from other vendors. Any shipping and delivery dates are approximate and are not
guaranteed and are subject to the current availability of products from third party vendors, production schedules
of third party vendors, and supply chain delays and shortages, all of which are outside the control of HBS. Such
delays may extend the duration of the project and may result in budget impacts and increased time to manage
resources against the estimated product delivery. In the event that a delay may impact the project, the parties
shall utilize the change order process in order to address the impacts of such delay.
• Any potential dependencies discovered prior to or during implementation will be communicated to Customer and
HBS to determine impact to the timing, scope and pricing for the project, and the parties shall utilize the Change
Order process as necessary.
Customer Responsibilities
_Site and Svstemfsl Readiness
The items listed below shall be the responsibility of the customer:
• Provide access to locations for physical preparation of equipment
Workinq Conditions and Access
The items listed below shall apply to the extent applicable:
• Customer will provide a Single Point of Contact with decision making ability to interface with HBS. This person is
responsible for signing off on Scope of Work and Change Order documents throughout the project.
• Customer will provide Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) when required by project personnel and/or project activities.
If delays in the project timeline are a result of delayed access to SME personnel or any other Customer delays,
Customer may be subject to additional charges.
• Customer will provide HBS with access, including all password and logins, to required existing network or system
assets listed in the scope.
• Customer will provide HBS with proper access and workspace areas at Customer locations that includes internet,
physical and remote access to in scope infrastructure or systems.
• Customer will allow the HBS engineer to connect their computer to Customer network in order to perform their
duties. HBS will allow Customer to examine said notebook for current anti -virus software, if needed.
• Customer will allow HBS unescorted access to computer rooms, equipment closets and the general facility. If
unescorted access is not available, Customer shall assign access levels appropriately and coordinate escorts.
• Customer will provide adequate access and credentials required for the assessment of all components or systems
listed in the scope.
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• Customer will provide remote access prior to, and throughout, the project if required.
• Customer will have working Internet access available where the work will be performed.
• Customer is responsible for resolving problems outside the SOW that are beyond the control of HBS. These shall
include but not be limited to software/firmware bugs, vendor engineering support cases, hardware failures,
telecommunication circuits, server issues, desktop issues, the acts or omissions of any third party, or any other
occurrence not caused by HBS. HBS can assist with these out -of -scope issues through the Change Order process
or on a time and materials basis.
Testing, Notification and Change Control
• Customer will provide advanced notification of any network outages or changes during the implementation
period.
• Customer will assist with the creation of and perform user acceptance testing and post -migration end -point
validations.
• HBS and Customer will provide 48-hour notification of any schedule changes.
• Customer will assist with the design, testing and validation of the project Deliverables .
• Customer and HBS agree that work shall progress when Customer staff is not available to participate.
Deliverables
The following are the deliverables HBS will provide to Customer (hereinafter referred to as "Deliverables") for this project:
Any change to the Deliverables listed below will require a Change Order.
#Deliverables
1 Provide documentation spreadsheet of all installed hardware/software systems
2 Provide logical and/or physical network diagram as a Visio
3 Knowledge Transfer
Fixed Fee Pricing
This SOW is fixed fee. Any additional work required under a Change Order will also be billed to Village of Deerfield
Service and equipment identified in this SOW do not include any taxes that may be applicable. Any such taxes shall be
specified on an invoice as a separate line item.
Village of Deerfield agrees to compensate HBS for providing the Deliverables as stated in the attached Quote.
Project Completion
Project will be complete when all Deliverables have been provided to Customer.
Customer will have seven (7) business days to review the Deliverables for the project. If HBS does not receive a written
notice of rejection describing the basis for rejection within this period, the Deliverables will be considered accepted.
After the completion of the project, support may be obtained by contacting the HBS Account Manager. Support will be
billed at an agreed upon rate for services rendered.
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Change Management
Additional products and services beyond the In -Scope deliverables listed above are considered out of scope and require a
Change Order executed by the parties before any such work can be performed. Any additions, deletions, or modifications
to the Agreement, regardless of change to project value, require a Change Order.
Term!
Binding Agreement. This SOW describes the professional services and/or products, and results to be provided by HBS.
Upon execution, this SOW shall be contractually binding on the parties. The HBS Standard Terms and Conditions are also
made part of this Agreement.
Order of Precedence. Any ambiguity or inconsistency between or among the statements of this SOW and the Standard
Terms and Conditions shall be resolved by giving priority and precedence in the following order•
• Statement of Work
• Standard Terms and Conditions
Work Hours. All professional services work will be completed during the normal business hours of 8:00 am — 5:00 pm
Monday - Friday Central Time. Any work occurring after 5:00 pm or before 8:00 am or on weekends is subject to a bill
rate of 1.5 times the normal rate, unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. In the event that any change to the above -
stated work hours is required, whether due to shipping or delivery delays or any other reason, the parties shall utilize the
Change Order process.
General. No other promises have been made related to this SOW except for those stated in this SOW. This SOW
supersedes all other agreements or promises related to this project and SOW. HBS shall not be responsible for any delay
caused by the Customer or its vendors or contractors, equipment or shipping delays, or any other occurrence not caused
by HBS.
Confidentiality. Each party may have access to confidential information concerning the methodologies, pricing, and
business practices of the other. Neither party shall make any use of such information of the other party except in
connection with the exercise of its rights and responsibilities under this SOW.
CONFIDENTIAL 6
HEARTLAND
BUSINESS SYSTEMS
Prepared For:
Village of Deerfield
Matthew Weiss
850 Waukegan Rd
Deerfield, IL 60015
P: (847)719-7411
E: mweiss@deerfield.il.us
Prepared By:
Chicago Illinois Office
Nick Helander
5400 Patton Drive Suite 4B
Lisle, IL 60532
P: 630-390-3014
E: nhelander@hbs.net
Date Issued:
08.22.2025
09.19.2025
Quote 9374424 v3
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HEARTLAND
BUSINESS SYSTEMS
® HEARTLAND
BUSINESS SYSTEMS
HBS-FF- Fixed Fee Project
PROJECT Fixed Fee Project
Non-Returnable/Non-Refundable Language
Cisco/Meraki Note:
$11,277.50
Subtotal
$11,277.50
$11,277.50
All new Cisco and Meraki orders submitted for hardware, and any attached software, will be non -cancellable and cannot be modified starting 45 days prior to the
current estimated ship date. Meraki license -only orders are not impacted by this policy change. Non -cancellable orders are not eligible for RMA credit and are not
eligible for an RMA exception.
Police Department $35,885.84
Public Works -Core $28,074.72
Public Works - Access $4,834.38
Services $11,277.50
Total: $80,072.44
This quote may not include applicable sales tax, shipping, handling and/or delivery charges. Final applicable sales tax, shipping, handling and/or delivery charges are calculated and applied at invoice. The above
® HEARTLAND
BUSINESS SYSTEMS
prices are for hardware/software only, and do not include delivery, setup or installation by Heartland ("HBS") unless otherwise noted. Installation by HBS is available at our regular hourly rates, or pursuant to a prepaid
HBSFIex Agreement. This configuration is presented for convenience only. HBS is not responsible for typographical or other errors/omissions regarding prices or other information. Prices and configurations are
subject to change without notice. HBS may modify or cancel this quote If the pricing is impacted by a tariff. A 20 % restocking fee will be charged on any returned part. Customer is responsible for all costs associated
with return of product and a $25.00 processing fee. No returns, cancellations or order changes are accepted by HBS without prior written approval. This quote and any attached agreement are not subject to
termination without cause or for convenience. This quote expressly limits acceptance to the terms of this quote, and HBS disclaims any additional terms. Customer may issue a purchase order for administrative
purposes only. By providing your "E-Signature," you acknowledge that your electronic signature is the legal equivalent of your manual signature, and you warrant that you have express authority to execute this
agreement and legally bind your organization to this proposal and all attached documents. Any purchase that the customer makes from HBS is governed by HBS' Standard Terms and Conditions ("ST&Cs") located at
http://www.hbs.net/standard-terms-and-conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference. The ST&Cs are subject to change. When a new order is placed, the ST&Cs on the above -stated website at that time
shall apply. If customer has signed HBS' ST&Cs version 2021.0.0 or later, or the parties have executed a current master services agreement, the signed agreement shall control over any conflicting terms in the
version on the website. If a current master services agreement does not cover the purchase of products, the ST&Cs located on the website shall govern the purchase of products. Certain purchases also require
customer to be bound by end user terms and conditions. A list of end user terms and conditions related to various manufacturers and vendors is set forth at https:/iwvvw.hbs.net/End-User-Agreements. Any purchase
that customer makes is also governed by the applicable end user terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference. If customer has questions about whether and user terms and conditions apply to a
purchase, customer shall contact HBS. Any order(s) that exceeds the credit limit assigned by HBS shall require upfront payment from customer in an amount determined by HBS. HBS shall make this determination at
the time of the order, unless customer has previously submitted the required onboarding paperwork. In such event, HBS shall make this determination at the time of quoting. Customer shall ensure that all invoices are
timely paid as stated in Section 2 of the ST&Cs, regardless of whether Customer has a financing or leasing company or other third -party issue the purchase order. In the event that a third -party issues the purchase
order, Customer shall be required to sign this Quote for purposes of approving the order. QT.2024.v2.0
Acceptance
Chicago Illinois Office Village of Deerfield
Nick Helander 'tro
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