Fishers approves IT renewals and AV backup purchase; awards $85,411 bid for Fishers ADA improvements

Gainer, the city’s IT director, briefed the board on a series of IT renewals and a special purchase. He said the city entered a three‑year enterprise license agreement with Microsoft in 2024; the board approved the year‑3 renewal and cost adjustments tied to added products and staffing. Staff also requested and gained approval for annual VMware infrastructure networking coverage for virtualization and security services, and for AVPoint software to provide backups and governance for cloud services; staff said locking multi‑year pricing for AVPoint would save about $11,000 a year compared with single‑year purchases.

Earlier, engineering staff requested and the board approved a one‑day road‑cut operation on Allisonville Road to install a water line serving the Baltimore Village development; staff said the contractor will pothole to locate and measure a force main and that lane restrictions are expected for the work.

Tammy Houston, engineering, presented a resolution to amend the city’s traffic and parking schedule to add an existing "no parking" sign in the Reserve at Lantern subdivision so it can be enforced; the board approved the amendment.

On a CDBG‑funded capital item, engineering staff presented bids for Fishers ADA Improvements 2026. The board awarded the contract to the lowest bidder at $85,411 for work that staff said will reconstruct about 22 ADA curb ramps across White River, Oxford, Harvard and Christian Park neighborhoods. Staff noted the project is funded in part by Hamilton County and HUD Community Development Block Grant funds. The motion to award carried by voice vote.