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<br />CASS COUNTY <br />GOVERNMENT <br />-'- <br /> <br />Auditor <br /> <br />Michael Montiplaisir, CPA <br />701-241-5601 <br /> <br />Treasurer <br /> <br />Charlotte Sandvik <br />701-241-5611 <br /> <br />Director of <br />Equalization <br /> <br />Frank Klein <br />701-241-5616 <br /> <br />Box 2806 <br />211 Ninth Street South <br />Fargo, North Dakota 58103 <br /> <br />Fax 701-241-5728 <br /> <br />www.casscountygov.com <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br /> <br />September 16, 2004 <br /> <br />Cass County Commission <br />Cass County Courthouse <br />Fargo ND 58103 <br /> <br />SEP 1 6 2004 <br /> <br />CASS COUNTY COMMfSS:..f- <br /> <br />Dear Commissioners: <br /> <br />The maintenance contract renewal to Avaya for our phone <br />equipment which I re-negotiated with the vendor is for a 48- <br />month term. This will result in a savings of approximately <br />$260.00 per month. However in FY2005 if it is decided to go <br />ahead with my proposal to perform the necessary upgrade to our <br />phone equipment, a new contract will be written in its place to <br />cover maintenance from that point forward. It is not expected the <br />contract will be much different since the maintenance contracts <br />are calculated on how many ports are available for use, which <br />we intend to not change significantly. I wantto make you aware <br />that you may seen another contract renewal in FY2005 for the <br />same equipment. <br /> <br />Over the last 6-months I have researched and reviewed <br />several aspect of our telecommunications costs and have found <br />several discrepancies in duplication of services. The renewal of <br />contracts with Owest and Avaya, consolidation of phone bills, <br />and the disconnection of several phones lines that were not <br />needed, resulted in a substantial savings in monthly charges. <br />The renewal contract with Owest was due in part to competitive <br />vendors and new available technologies in telcom systems since <br />the last contract was implemented. <br /> <br />This is a breakdown of costs saved so far: <br />Owest Contract renewal $1,750/mo <br />Avaya Contract renewal $ 260/mo <br />Disconnected phone lines $ 410/mo <br /> <br />Total monthly Cost Savings $2,420/mo <br /> <br />Estimated savings for FY/2004 $16,780. <br /> <br /> <br />Terry chmaltz <br />IT Manager <br />