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Seeking colocation data centre space for hosting existing IT infrastructure with Tier 3 standards, private secure space, and direct connectivity capabilities.

Basic Information

Reference Number

00004794497

Issuing Organization

City of Vancouver

Solicitation Type

NOI - Notice of Intent (Informal)

Solicitation Number

221790

Title

Supply and Delivery of Colocation Data Centre Space

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

British Columbia

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2025/11/14 07:29:00 AM EST

Closing Date

2025/11/27 06:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Supply Chain Management

604-873-7263

purchasing@vancouver.ca

Description

Notice is hereby given by the City of Vancouver (“City”) of its intent to contract with Equinix Canada Ltd. for the provision of Colocation Data Centre Space.
The City has a requirement for a colocation data centre space to host existing IT Infrastructure (Server, Storage, and Network) currently located in its disaster recovery datacentre in Kamloops, BC.
The data center building complies with current seismic code, and maintains Tier 3 standard. The space dedicated for the City's use is private and secure, and includes >11-foot high and 6-sided steel and steel doors. Minimum sizing includes 15 cabinet allocations, and up to 75kW inclusive of cooling.
The City will have direct connectivity to the real-time police records information management system in BC, and will have the ability to directly access Azure ExpressRoute and AWS DirectConnect onramps without using any third-party network systems.
Initial contract term is 3 years with the City's option to extend annually, in perpetuity.
The contract is valued at approximately $300,000.00 CAD per year for the initial contract term.

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued on bcbid.gov.bc.ca. MERX asks that you refer to bcbid.gov.bc.ca notice for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the notice abstract.