New Data Center

By David Maxwell, OIT

You are likely aware that OIT is in need of vacating the Edison Drive facility at the expiration of the current lease in 2012. In order to prepare for that undertaking, plans are in development for separate office and data center facilities. Regarding the data center, a Request for Proposals (RFP) has been drafted and the DAFS Bureau of General Services (BGS) is about to release it for response from bidders. The schedule is to publish the in major newspapers in Maine on September 30, October 1, and October 2. The RFP will also be available on the BGS WEB site. A bidders' conference is tentatively scheduled for October 16 th . The targeted due date for bids is January 13, 2010.

In 2012, the new facility will become the primary data center with the existing center at the Central Maine Commerce Center in Augusta functioning as a back-up facility.

For more information on the new data center, contact Bob Arbour or Dave Maxwell. .

And if you're curious about the office space portion of the undertaking, the RFP for new office space is being crafted by Lisa Leahy and Lavana Snyder. Progress on this initiative will be reported in an article in an upcoming edition of the newsletter.

Article posted on: October 1, 2009
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